Blueberry top hat

Hi all, I have two lovely blueberry top hat plants that I grew from being babies last year. It actually tried to fruit last year, but I didn't let it (it wasn't supposed to so I guess it just liked its pot!). Anyway, 2 questions really....

one of them doesn't seem to have made it through the frosts, it is green right at the bottom, but the rest is totally dead (have cut a bit to check) so should I leave it for a bit and see if the live bit by the roots recovers?

The other - do they both need re-potting in Eracious soil? Or can I just give them Eracious feed?

 

scratch question one - been out gardening this morning and noticed some teeny tiny buds on the one I thought was dead so it is making a come-back - yay! So its only the question about re-potting that remains! :-) such conflicting info on the net!

 

You need to pot them in ericaceous compost and water with rain water. I would guess that since you live in London your water is quite alkaline and not the best for lime hating plants.

 

I think I'll re-pot to be safe then! I'm sure I potted them in ericaceous compost the first time, but cant remember properly so better to be safe than sorry! I collect rainwater in a gardening can, but have such a tiny garden not sure there is room for a water butt so will have to use tap water too (oops!) but have been scouting for stuff to make it more neutral and it seems like there are some bits around so will keep investigating - thanks for your help!

MS T

 

Sorry to hijack the thread with my own question, but if I've got a Camellia in bud at the moment is that a good indicator that I can probably get some success from Blueberries in my garden?

 

Yup, its a good sign