Planting blueberries: which soil is perfect for the bushes, why you should always grow two varieties and how lime can be dangerous for them?
For a high-yield harvest, plant at least two blueberry varieties.
Don't dig the hole for the bushes too deep.
Only water the plants with water that is low in lime.
Since cultivated blueberries have existed, it is no longer that difficult to plant and care for the bushes yourself.
Compared to wild blueberries, the berries are slightly larger and the pulp is whitish - but tastes just as good.
Planting blueberries: this is the right time
In theory, you can plant blueberries all year round.
However, the best time is
early spring or autumn
.
Because the bushes need a lot of water to grow.
Depending on the variety, they bloom from the beginning of May.
They bear fruit between July and September.
Location and soil: The perfect soil for blueberries
In nature, blueberries grow on
moist bog meadows
or in the
undergrowth of bog forests
.
Cultivated blueberries like it sunny and sour.
Rhododendron soil is suitable for acidic subsoil.
It has a pH between four and five.
A little horn shavings ensures that the blueberries have enough nitrogen to grow.
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When can I plant strawberries - in spring or autumn?
Blueberries: Always plant two people
There are
numerous cultivars of
blueberries
.
Most are self-fertile.
Nevertheless, you should always plant at least two different varieties, because then the harvest will be significantly higher.
For the garden, for example, the varieties are suitable
Bluecrop
Berkeley
Heerma
Ama
Pink lemonade
Tip:
Choose varieties with different harvest times.
Then you will have fruits on the bush from June to September.
Planting blueberries in five steps
The roots of the blueberry spread out quite flat in the ground, so the planting hole should not be too deep.
The bushes also need a lot of oxygen.
If the plants are too deep in the ground, their roots can die off.
Dig a 40 centimeter deep and 80 centimeter wide planting hole.
The individual shrubs need a distance of around 70 centimeters from one another.
Fill the pit to a hand's breadth below the edge with acidic rhododendron or bog soil.
Take the blueberries out of the pots and put them in the soil.
The pad should protrude about two inches.
Next, spread coarse bark mulch around the plants and on the rest of the bed.
Pile about four to six inches of mulch around the bale.
Water the bushes sufficiently with lime-free water, for example stored rainwater from the barrel.
Tip:
If you plant the blueberries in spring, you should remove the flowers.
Otherwise the plant feeds its forces into fruit formation and not into growth.
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