blueberry disappointment AGAIN

:cnfs: help please - for 2 years have tried to grow blueberries in pots - plants look healthy sort of but only get 2/3 berries.:(

 

What compost have you them growing in? Blueberry bushes prefer ericaceous compost which you can buy in any garden centre, etc.

Are you getting bloosom in Spring, before the fruit develops?

Also...wild birds love blueberries. I've the same blackbird feasting on my plants this year =- maybe they're getting there first! They don't wait until the fruit ripens either.

 

thank you - will repot in right compo - AND most important net the bushes! - hopefully next year my comments will be on blueberry recipes! :thumb:

 

It's also a good idea to only water with rainwater.:wink: Although I use the water from the butt for everything, originally, I got it for the Blueberries.

 

yep, my bluerries don't do tapwater at all! I also give them a good feed once every 2 weeks as from spring through to autumn

 

Hi Mz. What do you feed them with. I've "googled" this and have come up with lots of different advice.:cnfs: I know you can't use Growmore etc. I use Tomato feed about 3 times during the season. I've got a bumper crop this year but so has everyone else, so I guess it's not down to the feed. Mine also seem to do better in smaller pots (12") than in larger pots.

 

I feed mine with blood, fish and bone in Spring, but don't bother with the tap water malarkey and it doesn't seem to do them any harm. They've finished now and are putting on new growth.