who do I have to bribe to get a sweetcrisp blueberry?
Jay Part Shade (Zone 10B, S21, Los Angeles)
9 years ago
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Comments (21)stuf2do, the DWN instructions have worked very well for me for a number of years now. As a result BB have been pretty easy. I've gone fully organic with mine. My only knock on BB is that they are very thirsty plants, so you have to be diligent with watering. I may try a couple next year in EarthBoxes just to make them even easier. Drew51 & bullet08, I have six BB plants as well and that seems to be plenty for my wife and I for fresh eating and some freezing. I wouldn't want to harvest more plants than that, I just don't have that kind of free time! :)...See MoreSweetcrisp Blueberry Wilt
Comments (13)Nice report. I have also noticed that the rabbiteyes are a little more soft than the SHB. Honestly, I wasnt really impressed with rabbiteyes this year other than Brightwell. For some reason that variety is sweet as soon as it colors up good. Also its crisp because it doesnt have to hang on the bush for 2 weeks like the other rabbiteyes. Ive read that its also partial self fertile. Hopefully, if things go my way, I will be able to give a good report on many varieties next spring. So far they have all put on good growth. I had to trim all of them back alittle bit because they were getting very lanky. Now they are coming back strong! One note about Emerald, that plant is a BEAST here in Houston. Its 5ft tall and 5ft around with canes 1 1/2 inches thick now. I thought the plant was stunned last year after planting. It didnt take off untill last Sept and it never stopped. Ive trimmed it back 3 times now and it will be over 7ft tall by fall. Its a very strong variety for the Houston area if anyones interested. Another interesting note about Blueberries in Houston. Ive read on several web sites that Rabbiteyes are much eaiser to grow than SHB. Im finding that not so true! Ive had one SHB get some stem blight but it already had it from the nursery and Emerald had a touch of blossom blight but thats it. The Rabbiteyes have had a tuff time this year with leaf fungus and early leaf defoliation. So far the SHB are eaisier for me here in Houston....See MoreTraining young Sweetcrisp and Bluecrisp, how are yours doing?
Comments (38)Bradybb: Those are good looking plants. Bigger than the FHN Sweetcrisp I got in June. Mine are growing like weeds and I haven't given up on a touch of fruit next year. If I figured out how to post pics from photobucket anyone can. There are four codes associated with each picture on PB. Tap on the second from bottom to highlight that code. Then right click to copy that code. Now come back to your post in progress here. Hit enter several times to move the cursor down several lines. Then for some reason you must click the cursor back up to the bottom of the text and then run it back down using the arrow key. Now right click and paste the PB code into your post. Review the post to see what you've done....See MoreBloom on young Sweetcrisp and Emerald blueberries
Comments (15)No soil thermometer here but I have thought about the double pot but dont have enough pots to go around as is. I got more plants coming this week and Im scrambling to find 15 gallon pots right now. I usually like to stalk all the local nurserys and look for empty black pots, they are disscounted on the price. It would probably be cheaper to double pot than build a shade area from wood. I tend to overkill most things anyway, thats just the way I roll! I was thinking about cutting up a tarp into strips and fastening them to the lips of the pots for shade. Kinda like a drape or something? I didnt notice any ill effects from the sun cooking the pots last summer and it was the hottest I can remember but the pots were not full of roots either because they were new plants over potted anyways. This summer may be a different story....See MoreJay Part Shade (Zone 10B, S21, Los Angeles)
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