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Growing Blueberries in Central Florida
Comments (27)I have just purchased a blueberry bush in a 1 gallon container - if I put it in a 10 or 15 gal pot what soil / potting mix do I buy? I am a complete newbie at planting anything so don't even know what the fertilizer numbers mean . Will I be safe to just buy potting mix and fertilizer that says it is good for vegetables and flowers? I have been reading and re-reading all these threads below but don't think I have ever seen pine fines at Lowe's (where I bought the plant) or Home Depot - should I go to a nursery for the right mix to po it in? On the plant container it mentions cross-pollinating with another BB plant - it now has berries but will it need to be outside where bees - and birds, etc- can get to it? The guy at Lowe's said I just needed a Mexican Heather planted nearby and bees will find the BB plant instead of requiring two BB plants. Will it continue to produce without the pollinization? I am so excited to be actually planting something and I love, love blueberries so I hope this will be a success and I don't kill it (the Plant and, my new-found interest in growing things). Thanks for any help you can spare...See MoreAnother Blueberry Question
Comments (22)Sherri, I'm also sorry for going afield on your thread when I found a two legged bamboo_rabbit in my back yard that loves blueberries too. I would say we three are blueberry lovers. I didn't answer to your question because I grow my blueberries in containers in my screenhouse, and not outdoors all the time, that could make a difference. I put them outdoors after the fruiting season (around mid summer)and leave them out all winter only bringing them back in the screenhouse when they set fruit so the birds don't get to them. billbrandi, I would have some concerns about the chlorine vapors emanating from your swimming pool affecting the leaves on the blueberry plants, but If you are using the ionizer method of pool maintenance then that wouldn't be the source problem of leaf yellowing. bamboo_rabbit, I also crowd my pepper plants in my 5 gallon pails. I sprinkle seeds in the pail growing mix that I make, lightly cover the seeds with coir, sprinkle on water and then let them fight it out for dominance. The strong survive and usually set good peppers. I have another pot started for the fall season. I love my western 'sammiches', eggs from my chickens, peppers & onion etc. from my garden, ham from from my kids raising pigs. It sure don't smell like heaven 'round here but it tastes heavenly. Lou...See MoreGave in to a weak moment- blueberries!
Comments (15)You see the same thing up here in Mt with the blue berries,,LOL,, we do have them growing here at the house.I have an old cast iron bathtub reclaimed from a job site.The man about had heart failure when I said I wanted it to plant in,,LOL so it has been very nicely dry stacked with stone to match the rest of the gardens..The bathtub is filled with peat mixed with pulverized pine needles/aged sawdust, a good slow release acid based organic fertilizer, sulpher and Epsom salts are also used occasionally throughout the year since our water tests a bit on the alkaline side.We also have a drip line on them under 4 inches or so of wood based mulch.. Good luck with yours,, ours have been doing pretty well in their little set up,,We watched the kids plant theirs in straw bale 2 years ago not having a clue of what to do with them when they bought them..The plants grew very well..Will have to see how they are looking this year next time we visit their garden......See MoreBlueberry
Comments (5)I use 5 parts composted pine bark mulch, 1 part peat moss, and 1 part perlite with a handful of sulfur to grow my BBs. No soil. RE can be grown in large (20 gallons and above) nursery pots. Blueberry will die if the soil does not drain. You can search how to grow blueberry on gardenweb forum and there are lots of BB experts have contributed their great experiences. These two are great links here (and there are many more): http://forums.gardenweb.com/discussions/1969166/blueberry-lovers http://forums.gardenweb.com/discussions/1896245/growing-blueberries-in-central-florida?n=26 Good luck!...See Moremichelle219
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