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Blueberry plants

Lipon70Lipon70 Posts: 5
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Hi to grow blueberry in pot do i need to buy Acidic soil or i can make myself. If be honest i don't know how please kindly let me know if you anyone know how. Thanks 

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  • Lipon70Lipon70 Posts: 5
    Thanks for your massage people say it need Acidic soil so it can be grown in normal soil. Thank so much for your reply 
  • DovefromaboveDovefromabove Posts: 88,147
    Just a tip ... most blueberries need to be pollinated by pollen from another variety of blueberry ... so you need to buy two plants of different types that flower at the same time. 
    Sorry to complicate things but you’re unlikely to get fruit otherwise. 

    Gardening in Central Norfolk on improved gritty moraine over chalk ... free-draining.





  • mrtjformanmrtjforman Posts: 331
    Blueberries can be planted in normal soil even if it is not acidic but they might just not do as well.
    To make a good soil mix, mix in rotting leaves and chicken manure.

    There are varieties that have a wider tolerance for soil, the only one off the top of my head is Sunshine Blue which is a dwarf variety.

    As for pollinating, a second variety is always beneficial but the Bluecrop variety can be grown by itself and will self pollinate.

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