Kev843: When you transplant a large, leafed-out blueberry bush like yours, and the soil is knocked off the roots, the plant is placed under great stress. Stress is greatly increased when you do this with an actively growing plant vs. one that is in its dormant period. Pruning back the top growth and removing blossoms and berries reduces this stress. If there is anything you "always" do, it is to use judgment. If you were able to install the rootball intact into the larger container, stress would have been greatly reduced. At this point, I would recommend removing not only the berries and blossoms, but also pruning the plant down, or you might end up with a large, but dead plant. In your SC climate, the days will be rapidly growing warmer, which does not favor your plant. A smaller plant may be a little disappointing, but there is a great advantage to having one that is alive. If, having practiced on blueberry #1, you think you can do a better job with blueberry #2, go ahead and try it. But you know what you have to do: Keep that rootball intact. And prune the plant down and remove blossoms no matter what else you do. It's worth your while to wait one season for your first blueberry crop. Patience is the name of the game in fruitgrowing. It is always easier to transplant blueberries or any other fruiting plant in the dormant season, which in your climate would be the months of January and February. In the dormant season, you can transplant blueberry bushes bareroot, with no soil at all, and they will do just fine. If you decide to plant more blueberries in the future, look for smaller plants, and do your transplanting at least a month earlier. Don Yellman, Great Falls, VA

Hello, I have not posted in well over a month. After my plant had developed several roots and leaves I decided it was time to pot it last friday. I failed to take any pictures (I know this was a big mistake) before potting it but I took a picture last friday when I potted it and took a picture earlier today. I am hoping to check its progress because it has definitely seemed to stop growing since I potted it which is upsetting. It also seems to be getting yellow-er and the end which had been cut, where it had previously been only a small bit of brown, has gotten much browner. Here are the pictures: http://www.flickr.com/photos/76688139@N04/7218571648/in/photostream/ May 11th, I potted it in 50/50 perlite/potting mix, both Miracle Gro Brand. I put it in a 6 inch potter with several holes in the bottom, and then put that in a ceramic pot. I added a bit of water to the mix before potting the plant and then added a little bit afterward. I have not watered it since. Any ideas? It looks really yellow to me and has not grown much; Usually when a new little bud popped up it would turn into a leaf within a few days but the little bud that is apparent in the picture has not yet. Also, it may be worth noting that most of the roots started growing from a node that was above a leaf and a tiny little bud. I decided that it would be best to see what happened if I let those beneath the potting mix. Any advice or ideas would be very helpful. I could not find anything online that is specific to my situation.

I can only tell you what I do, Nancy. I have mine in now and most receive south facing light for most of the day and they usually retain their leaves. I have never kept one of my older plants under grow lights, but some do. I keep my seedlings under grow lights for their first winter and then they go without the second winter. Hope this helps, RC

There is an extremely active House Plant Forum where they will be more than happy to answer all of your questions.