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Blueberries: A Complete Planting Guide
The how Do Gardener ^ | February 1, 2012 | Rick Bickling

Posted on 02/01/2012 5:32:19 AM PST by orsonwb

Complete planting guide for blueberries including state specific varieties, harvest dates, nutrition facts, planting, watering, fertilizing, pruning, insect and disease information...

(Excerpt) Read more at howdogardener.com ...


TOPICS: Gardening
KEYWORDS: blueberries; growing; planting; survival
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To: Claud

Yes.
I don’t know if it makes a difference or not, but I used the long pine needles. And Connecticut soil is rather acidic to begin with, so perhaps what you read is correct.

Too bad about the birds and your bushes.

I simply draped lightweight netting over the bushes after they were done flowering. The netting has to go to the ground and maybe place some weights on the ends to keep it from blowing around...don’t let the birds find a way in.


21 posted on 02/01/2012 10:39:03 AM PST by kidd
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To: Claud

Yes, the pine needles helped. Initially I laid it thickly, maybe 4 or 5 inches. The pine also made weeding so much easier. The weeds didn’t seem to have a firm grasp on the soil. Previously it was a chore to weed.


22 posted on 02/01/2012 12:40:23 PM PST by 1_Rain_Drop
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To: Quix

Pine needles are about the best.


23 posted on 02/01/2012 1:15:47 PM PST by TASMANIANRED (We kneel to no prince but the Prince of Peace)
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To: TASMANIANRED

Thanks.

How about blue spruce needles?

We have blue spruce. Can get pine needles.

Am building another raised bed. Though I could put them in the one by the maple. It doesn’t have full sun as much.

pondering.

Thx thx. I sure love blueberries. Just didn’t realize what I was doing wrong.

Knew about the acid soil but was using acid fertilizer.

The alkaline water must have been a biggy, too.

Is there any healthy way to get the roots to spread out?

It seems like they don’t grow much from the tiny pot form they were originally in.


24 posted on 02/01/2012 2:59:11 PM PST by Quix (Times are a changin' INSURE you have believed in your heart & confessed Jesus as Lord Come NtheFlesh)
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To: Quix

I would do the raised bed but dig down and loosen the soil deeply and work a lot of peat into it.

Peat is acidic. A deep mulch with spruce needles will help with water retention and with acid.

Some roots can’t penetrate hard pan and you have to help them a bit.

You might enjoy this video too.

I’ve watched it a couple of times. Inspiring.

http://backtoedenfilm.com/


25 posted on 02/01/2012 3:13:37 PM PST by TASMANIANRED (We kneel to no prince but the Prince of Peace)
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