I have 2 early ripening blueberries, and now the leaves have turned a beautiful red and are beginning to fall off. They are in pots. Is now a good time to take them out and plant them in the ground. I haven't gotten many berries off them, and I feel that if they were out of the pots they would do better. Do I dress them with anything to protect them for the winter. I have always just let them fend for themselves before now.
See my post above and yes, now is a good time. If you've had few fruits it's probably down to blooms being frozenby a spring frost or it being too cold for the pollinators to be flying about.
I had that problem this year so am goint to try putting a fleece covered frame around them but open on the south side and above in order to reduce frost problems, winter wind damage and allow access for pollinators.
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I've just had two plants, in 9"pots, delivered and am dithering as to wether to plant on allotment or in pots in garden. Allotment soil clay so sinking in larger pots would be good and comfrey plants... protection from bad weather...lots to think about. Thanks again.
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I have 2 early ripening blueberries, and now the leaves have turned a beautiful red and are beginning to fall off. They are in pots. Is now a good time to take them out and plant them in the ground. I haven't gotten many berries off them, and I feel that if they were out of the pots they would do better. Do I dress them with anything to protect them for the winter. I have always just let them fend for themselves before now.
See my post above and yes, now is a good time. If you've had few fruits it's probably down to blooms being frozenby a spring frost or it being too cold for the pollinators to be flying about.
I had that problem this year so am goint to try putting a fleece covered frame around them but open on the south side and above in order to reduce frost problems, winter wind damage and allow access for pollinators.
i started off with pots and have now progressed to a plastic bath from a skip.
buried in the allotment and filled with the correct compost.
li keep a large patch of comfrey growing near all the fruit for pollination
lots of rainwater from the tubs
i have three in a bath but patriot grew so well i will go down to two the next bath i find
i sat cross legged in the netting eating more than picked last year.
Really good advice everyone, thanks
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I've just had two plants, in 9"pots, delivered and am dithering as to wether to plant on allotment or in pots in garden. Allotment soil clay so sinking in larger pots would be good and comfrey plants... protection from bad weather...lots to think about. Thanks again.