Which Blueberries to grow ?

1x Bluecrop & 1x Chandler ordered should be with me next week.

 

Just my few cents for those that find this thread in the future:

I planted 9 blueberry bushes in total during the 2020 pandemic.
3x Elisabeth
3x Reka
3x Spartan

The first year was dry as a bone so I had to water them almost every day.
The birds thanked me as they got all the berries before I even got near them...

Besides that, they made new shoots (1-2 per plant) directly from the rootstock and seemed happy. So I am hoping for a bountiful harvest this year.

 

I always have to cover mine with fleece to stop the blackbirds even before they're ripe enough for us to eat.
I've got Spartan, Top hat Chandler and a few others.
Have to grow them in pots the soil isn't suitable for them in my garden.

 

Hi John ... not been on here at all in ... ages ... otherwise I would have replied sooner, sorry about that.

What about Honeyberries? I have some Blueberries in a raised bed with barrier and acid soil and all that palaver. Honeyberries are happy on Alkaline, but you do need two varieties for pollination. Trying them for the first time this year, so no idea if they will be any good or not ...

 

Sorry, forgot the link. Mine came from here

Honeyberries | Honeyberry Plants for Sale UK | James McIntyre & Sons

 

Well ... Blackmoor is a good name Might be worth asking their opinion?

I'll let you know if and when we get some fruit.

I was watching a YouTube video (American) and shouting at the screen "You mean BLUE berries not HONEY berries" and moaning about incorrect spelling of Colour ... and then she got to the bit about explaining why and how they are different to Blueberries, and I shut up at that point!

I think she is very knowledgeable, and I find her videos frequently interesting, but she posts far too often, and long, for me to be able to watch many of them ... 1.25M subscribers for a gardening channel is impressive

 

Sorry, further thought. Do you need a pair (different varieties too) for pollination? Can't remember ... definitely do for Honeyberries.

 

A lot of self-pollinating plants still can be improved by planting a suitable partner nearby to increase the yield.
I would even suggest to plant a different variant that's compatible (same blooming time and compatible genome). This I because lots of plants are "made" by dividing them. So technically they are clones which makes them pollinate themselves, which again ain't ideal.