Last year a friend bought me a LIDL fig,i fed it on a little nettle juice and well chopped up seaweed for 3 months, it is absolutely a beauty now and ready to go into a pit ,so sometimes the Lidl stuffs good as well as cheap,, my Blues will be in ordinary 12 " pots as it seems they dont like big pots too soon, and lots of people here recommend pots better than open ground and it solves the soil composition as they say ericaccous is the one. good luck matey
Today I bought my first blueberry plant, its a 'goldtraube' in a 2L pot with plenty of new leaf buds on. I'm wondering is it advisable to pot it on or leave it where it is this year?
Does anyone have any suggestions as to which other variety I should get to encourage cross pollination? There seems to be so much conflicting advice online when it comes to blueberries and when they flower and fruit, so I'm seeking 'tried an tested' advice from those of you who successfully grow a good crop.
Hi Lori73, i found a brilliant chap on u tube (HOW TO PLANT BLUEBERRIES BY JEFF) just the kind of real info your looking for, he would be great on TV and talks sense ,by the way it seems all blueberries are fairly self fertile but do far better mixed as he shows in his vid well worth a look, iv also ordered Spartan ,a friend advised they are really good fruiters along with 2 others hope this helps ,good luck.
Hello Lori. i am no expert by any means but have researched a fair bit before buying my own. like raspberries, i believe the idea is to have different varieties that will provide the longest crop over the season. personally i would go for 3 plants to start with, maybe 6 if you have the space and time to tender to them properly and are experienced enough -
'Duke' - early season
'Bluecrop' - a mid season
'Chandler' - late season
so these would cross pollinate. as you already have a Goldtraube (mid season) maybe you could omit Chandler in its place.
I have 2 early, 2 middle and 2 lates they are 3 years old this season they are all in pots of ericaceous compost . Loads of berries last year, so expecting a good yield this year as I have just top dressed them
Thanks Alan and djjjuk, I have bought some ericacious compost and will pot the blueberry on tomorrow. Don't really have room for more than 3 plants or else I won't have room for all the other plants I want. I can get hold of plenty of bare root blueberry plants in wilko, lidl, poundstretcher etc... but I'm really after more established plants so we can get some fruit this year. I don't mind paying a bit extra for it but unfortunately there's really not much to choose from in the local nurseries, a bit disappointing really, but I'll keep looking.
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Last year a friend bought me a LIDL fig,i fed it on a little nettle juice and well chopped up seaweed for 3 months, it is absolutely a beauty now and ready to go into a pit ,so sometimes the Lidl stuffs good as well as cheap,, my Blues will be in ordinary 12 " pots as it seems they dont like big pots too soon, and lots of people here recommend pots better than open ground and it solves the soil composition as they say ericaccous is the one. good luck matey
Today I bought my first blueberry plant, its a 'goldtraube' in a 2L pot with plenty of new leaf buds on. I'm wondering is it advisable to pot it on or leave it where it is this year?
Does anyone have any suggestions as to which other variety I should get to encourage cross pollination? There seems to be so much conflicting advice online when it comes to blueberries and when they flower and fruit, so I'm seeking 'tried an tested' advice from those of you who successfully grow a good crop.
Thanks in advance.
Hi Lori73, i found a brilliant chap on u tube (HOW TO PLANT BLUEBERRIES BY JEFF) just the kind of real info your looking for, he would be great on TV and talks sense ,by the way it seems all blueberries are fairly self fertile but do far better mixed as he shows in his vid well worth a look, iv also ordered Spartan ,a friend advised they are really good fruiters along with 2 others hope this helps ,good luck.
Hello Lori. i am no expert by any means but have researched a fair bit before buying my own. like raspberries, i believe the idea is to have different varieties that will provide the longest crop over the season. personally i would go for 3 plants to start with, maybe 6 if you have the space and time to tender to them properly and are experienced enough -
'Duke' - early season
'Bluecrop' - a mid season
'Chandler' - late season
so these would cross pollinate. as you already have a Goldtraube (mid season) maybe you could omit Chandler in its place.
I have 2 early, 2 middle and 2 lates they are 3 years old this season they are all in pots of ericaceous compost . Loads of berries last year, so expecting a good yield this year as I have just top dressed them
Thanks Alan and djjjuk, I have bought some ericacious compost and will pot the blueberry on tomorrow. Don't really have room for more than 3 plants or else I won't have room for all the other plants I want. I can get hold of plenty of bare root blueberry plants in wilko, lidl, poundstretcher etc... but I'm really after more established plants so we can get some fruit this year. I don't mind paying a bit extra for it but unfortunately there's really not much to choose from in the local nurseries, a bit disappointing really, but I'll keep looking.