Advice for Building Big Raised Bed for Blueberries
kristimama
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Comments (10)Thanks for the frank assessment, marcinde. You can see gaps at the back corner because we haven't finished. We needed to get a rotor blade that could cut masonry, but we were trying to lay things out to get a sense of the sizes we needed. Yeah, the material we used was labeled "wall" at the big-box store where we got them. Perhaps misleading. Today we had a nice long talk at the local, independent garden center, showing them pictures of what we've done so far. They gave some advice on how we could salvage the work we've done and make use of the materials we have. First, they suggested using a surface bond on the inside of the walls, rather than dismantling the wall and using mortar. Next, line the inside with landscaper's cloth. Then, make sure to really tamp down that earth that we use to fill the bed, tamping down each layer as we go. Then leave it all for a week to further settle, before we start planting. We are going to give it a go, and hope for the best. But we welcome further input. Thanks, MSP & JLP...See MoreQuestion on raised beds for blueberries
Comments (21)Really? Guess i assumed many here using ammonium sulf in this manner. I have used it for years with both potted and in the ground plants without ever seeing the slightest burn. I tried it in water a few times but found getting it to dissolve a hassle and inconvenience. Commercial farms in this area apply it in essentially the same way and there are many documents recommending it be applied in a granular form at a rate that increases with the plant age and size. This is a document I often use. http://extension.oregonstate.edu/catalog/pdf/em/em8918.pdf Seriously, I have never experienced the slightest problem with ammonium sulf sprinkled at the drip line. I will have to check my notes but I think I apply about an ounce per plant, about a tablespoon, two or three times per year. RM...See MoreJust flushed raised BlueBerry Beds
Comments (8)Fruitnut, Have you ever seen a BB plant that was showing harm from a too low PH? I have read in the literature that too low of a PH can damage them just have never seen it. Curious if you have. I don't have a lot of faith in ph meters. Perhaps the several 100 dollar ones are better. I still remember the ag agent coming to the farm professing the value and need of scientific ph tests. My grandfather picked up a pinch of soil poured it in his mouth and said young man I have a ph meter built in, why would I need you to test it? The look on the fresh out of college ag agents face was priceless....See MoreBlueberries in raised beds...
Comments (9)I suggested raised beds frequently in the last few years, but I am now second guessing myself. I am also second guessing the use of 100% peat moss. The gentleman from Norman said a couple years ago that he had no use for peat moss since it was so hard to wet once dry and after the last two summers and the loss of 50% of my blueberries, I am starting to think along those lines also. The ONLY berries I have left that are healthy are ones I planted at grade. I think beds with borders are great for blueberries, but I would replace the 8 inches under the beds with a mix of peat moss and smashed up pecan shells and a little soil, plant them at this level, and then put pecan shell mulch 4 inches think on top of that up to the height of the bed. The borders of the bed are now essentially just something to keep the mulch in place and keep water from running off when irrigating. It was not possible for me the last two summers to keep the soil moist enough with plants that were growing above grade. I still have 15 very healthy plants left and another 15 trying to hold on. The other 30 died....See Morefruitnut Z7 4500ft SW TX
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