blueberries.!!!!

[plot apprentice]

hi folks

i got 3 blueberrie bushes (this will be their 2 nd full summer) growing in pots on my patio in ericaceous compost topped with chipped bark as per instructions.

Question is do i need to change the compost + bark or do i change the bark but feed the existing compost with some ericaceous feed or pther magic potion.??

any advice gleefully received as my 4 year old adores them and my bank account will crumble if i have to buy the same amount from greengrocers to satisfy his appetite this summer.!!

regards

P.A

[FionaH]

I would take off the top couple of inches of compost, top up with fresh ericaceous and feed with appropriate feed.

[sarraceniac]

I would do that too Fiona plus I would get a mulch of pine needles on top so when you are watering (with rain-water whenever possible) the water picks up just a hint of that all important acidity from the needles. Round here it's just a short drive to Dalby Forest with a bucket to pick up those fallen needles, and well worth it.

[FionaH]

Dear God I got something right?

Need a sit down now

[gojiberry]

I have never changed the soil on my blueberries although I mulch with a layer of landscape fabric and bark chippings. I remove the chippings each year give a feed og blood fish and bane and put on a fresh layer of bark.

Ian

[piskieinboots]

I feed with liquid seaweed when they start into growth, I mulch with cones, bark, whatever

[piskieinboots]

Need a sit down now

[plot apprentice]

thanks for the advice guys i ll go and do it now

regards p.a and junior p.a and his junior p.a....!!!!

[HayleyB]

Gawd found my blueberry pots behind my triffid PSBs the pots are packed with weeds a right entanglement, will have to do something with them when I've got rid of the PSB

[Andrew0109]

I brought my first blueberry plant from homebase for a fiver and now its quite big and iv got loads of small blueberrys on it i have to wait for them to grow as there still buds at the moment and i thought blueberry plants grew flowers then blueberries but this hasnt got any flowers it has leaves and small buds so im not complainging tho cant wait for summer can i do anything to boost it with feed whats a good food for it ohh im taking my other baby blueberry plant to it tom for crossbreed or whatever. Plus can anyone tell me by the pic what type it is or if there anything wrong with it this is it first grow season

[veggiechicken]

Errmmmm, are you sure that's a blueberry?

[Mato]

The leaves on my blueberries are not as rigid as those leaves. I have no idea what else that could be, though. I haven't seen it before!

[veggiechicken]

It looks like some sort of soft fruit - like a raspberry or tayberry. I'm sure its not a blueberry!

[Bigmallly]

Errmmmm, are you sure that's a blueberry?

I was thinking the same, could be a case of kids swapping the labels over.......these are the leaves of a highbush.............For the record, I mulch mine with pine chipping as suggested plus give them a drink of spent coffee.

[veggiechicken]

I was thinking the same, could be a case of kids swapping the labels over.......these are the leaves of a highbush......[ATTACH=CONFIG]29143[/ATTACH].......For the record, I mulch mine with pine chipping as suggested plus give them a drink of spent coffee.

You spoil your blueberries - that sounds better than my breakfast!