I’m growing a blueberry Duke (after watching Beechgrove where it was recommended as a good one). However I’ve only got one bush. Should I buy another for pollination?
Duke is self-pollinating so you don't need another, but you'll get more berries if you do. You could buy another variety that fruits at a different time to extend the season which would provide good pollen for your Duke and vice versa
Billericay - Essex
Knowledge is knowing that a tomato is a fruit. Wisdom is not putting it in a fruit salad.
I'm growing Blue Crop and Gold Traube (one of each) in pots. This is their first year and I picked my first berries this morning. Not sure how many I'll get this year.
For anyone in the north of England, I can recommend Northland. It's one of the "highbush" blueberries, and does well in cooler conditions. Lots of fruit over a long period, small berries (like a large bilberry) with a lovely tart wild bilberry flavour, on a fairly upright bush which gets to about 1.5 metres.
Since 2019 I've lived in east Clare, in the west of Ireland.
Can anybody offer advice on taking blueberry cuttings please.
I'm dying to have a go with this new shoot growth on the Bluecrop (the straight shoot in the middle of the picture). I've watched a few "How to.." videos but can't seem to find a consensus on timing and growing medium, in particular.
Nope me neither. 3 bushes produce more than I know what to do with. This year for the first time I cut out a couple of the oldest stems on each plant in early Spring, lots of new shoots appearing
Billericay - Essex
Knowledge is knowing that a tomato is a fruit. Wisdom is not putting it in a fruit salad.
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You could buy another variety that fruits at a different time to extend the season which would provide good pollen for your Duke and vice versa
Billericay - Essex
Knowledge is knowing that a tomato is a fruit.
Wisdom is not putting it in a fruit salad.
I'm dying to have a go with this new shoot growth on the Bluecrop (the straight shoot in the middle of the picture). I've watched a few "How to.." videos but can't seem to find a consensus on timing and growing medium, in particular.
Have any of you fruit-growing gurus done any blueberry propagating?
Gardening in Central Norfolk on improved gritty moraine over chalk ... free-draining.
3 bushes produce more than I know what to do with.
This year for the first time I cut out a couple of the oldest stems on each plant in early Spring, lots of new shoots appearing
Billericay - Essex
Knowledge is knowing that a tomato is a fruit.
Wisdom is not putting it in a fruit salad.