Blueberry bushes

Hello all

At the beginning of the year I bought 2 blueberry bushes and as our soil is not suitable for them, planted them in pots with eridaceous compost. They fruited (enough for one fruit salad!) when they should have and have now got quite big.

So question, do I need to do anything with them now? Pruning, protecting from winter etc etc?

Thanks

 

They are quite hardy plants Aaron, so in Sussex they should be quite safe without any additional protection. As far as regards pruning I doubt if they'll require any for a year or two if you bought them as young plants.
We have two up here in Scotland and they have survived the winters and fruit well. Both are in pots, but I'm about to plant the larger one in the ground. I've tested the ph levels and it should be ok.

 

I bought 3 plants 3 years ago and they have been out in all weathers. As Dave W says they are hardy plants so leave it outside. I pruned mine this year. From one pot alone I harvested 1lb of blue berries. Very healthy and good for your heart.

 

Then I must be doing something very wrong, I have 2 blueberry plants. I got 1 handful of both plants last year, this year I did not even have a single flower on it so did not get any berriers.
I have planted it in the ground, next to my plum tree which only had 5 fruits on it this year.
I know the soil in Milton Keynes is mostly clay but understood these plants to be hadry enough for any soil.

Should I move these 2 plants to pots with a different soil like a John Innes type soil or shall I just feed the soil round these plants and the plum tree to get something for next year.

 

Shobhna, I can only repeat what I was told when I was planting them. As we are on clay here, I was told that blueberries wouldn't appreciate them and I would be better off with the eridaceous compost that's in the pots.

Will I need to replace, top up compost or add anything to the pots though? Fertiliser etc, suitable for blueberries?

 

OK Sussexgardener, I will pot those plants up in eridaceous compost rather then leave them in soil.

will await replies from other re. fertiliser...compost....nuterients....etc.
thanks

 

Anyone tried taking cuttings of Blueberries?

 

According to the RHS website you can
http://www.rhs.org.uk/advice/profiles0801/blueberry_detail.asp

HTH

 

Mine are in a pot with ericaceous compost but haven't flowered in the time i've had them (2 years ish). I did feed them this year with feed suitable for acid loving plants. I'll just have to wait and see if i get anything next year.

 

Mine flowered in Spring and produced only one crop, but maybe because they're still young. I'll look for suitable fertiliser for them.

 

It will only grow in Ericeaous compost and no other. Mine have flowered every year and had beautiful berries. This compost costs £5 per bag you just keep topping up in the Spring. Dont mix the compost with Earth soil plant will just die. Hope this helps.