Blueberries Planted In A Container

[amusingisthedawn]

If you plant them in the ground, put in 2 or 3 shovels of concrete sand at the bottom of the hole with the peat moss and compost. They come alive with a fast draining acidic soil.

[cheeriosinabowl]

A handful of blueberries a day, keeps the doctors away!

[tbaarr1]

do used coffee grounds help blueberry plants. do they help creste an acid based aidfor lowering ph

[amusingisthedawn]

@tbaarr1 Works for me.

[kco1997]

what acid based fertilizer do you use monthly on your blueberries in containers? If I can't find an acidic potting soil base, which organic fertilizer could I increase to lower the pH. Thanks

[mb2400]

What brand of ph meter do you use? All the ones that I see on Amazon have received poor customer ratings.

[akwolfsong]

My hero...;)

[bookhound63]

Very informative video. It is good to know that I can transplant my blueberries in the spring, I thought you had to do it in the fall. I need to move them closer to the house to keep the deer and raccoons away.

[workwithnature]

Ah they do love their acid soil. Good tips , nice one:)

[214noe]

How can i add the organic mix if i have already potted them? Should i repot them?

[ovandocarter]

i liek the fact that you take care and detail.

[mericlerub]

@DaveWilsonTrees which berrys should i grow if i live in chicago? Tift Rabbiteye Blueberry Plants or Toro Blueberries

[teachjacque]

I cannot find the fish, feather and cotton seed meal . Where can i purchase all three meals from the same place?

[nettie0930]

Can you do this for a Northern Highbush Jersey Blueberry plant?

[tsierra713]

Is the mixture of soils and fertilizers good for all container plants or is this specifically for blueberries? Thanks

[Familyologist]

I got three small bare root blueberries in the mail and I thought their directions were a little too simple... I've had them in regular potting soil for a couple months and they have done nothing... can i still save them, doing this now?

[OpheliaMist]

Great video!!!!

Poor dude has the sniffles lol

[NHFTD3567]

This is the best video on planting blueberries I have seen, and I've seen plenty. Alden Lane Nursery in Livermore, Ca directed me to it; I can't thank them enough. Janet

[tmc200527]

Hi, Should I use pine bark? I thought I read somewhere that pine bark lowers pH?

[nettie0930]

What do you feed them? Also do they like coffee grounds?

[youarethedeal]

loved this video as my blueberry obsession continues on and on...

[renegadetrainer]

I just transplanted mine into containers two days ago but some of the leaves are starting to turn a reddish color. Is that normal? Thanks.

[DaveWilsonTrees]

@renegadetrainer Most often the reddish leaves would mean the PH is too high. So the first thing that I would recommend is a PH test. It also could be a reaction to transplant. This might be the case if the temperature dropped right after the transplant. In the case of PH, soil sulphur will help in the long run, a little feather meal could help to adjust the PH quickly in the short term. Hope that helps.

[renegadetrainer]

@DaveWilsonTrees Thanks for the reply! I did do a pH test and got a reading of 6.0 so obviously it needs to come down. I didnt use acid potting mix so maybe thats why. Would blood or bone meal do the trick as well? If so, how much per plant? Thanks!

[DaveWilsonTrees]

@renegadetrainer I dont find that they work as quickly as feather meal, They are more for stabilizing the PH over the long term.

[nettie0930]

Will fish fertilizer be just as good in the liquid form instead of the fish meal?

[nettie0930]

What type of meter did you use again?

[nettie0930]

what about bare root blueberry plant's, what do I do about those?

[DaveWilsonTrees]

@nettie0930 You can treat them the same, just containerize them.

[greatcabby]

Where can I get my hands on some cotton seed meal and feather meal? My local Lowe's or HD don't carry them. Thanks.

[fertilecrescent]

This video is great...just what I was looking for with the soil I've got... plus a good addition to the patio... just walk a few steps and Bam... freash fruit at your fingertips!

[cnikig]

using this method, can you harvest the berries the first year?

[avlasam]

sulfur - not sulfer

[meimeichu999]

Thank you so much for this helpful video,

I bought 6 blueberry plants yesterday,and I will plant them in the new pots just according to way you did. I enjoy this video. thanks

[MemphisP123]

make sure you are using sphagnum peat moss. i buy it buy the bale. its also good for an all around soil amendment for other plants.

[straightjacket4sale]

Can I plant indoors and transplant in the spring or maybe just move the pots outdoors?

[vanfarowe]

probably the most helpful video i have seen for planting blueberries in containers. Then I replant my plants into large containers I will probably follow this.

[BearbinanAkaya]

very informative!!!!!!

[bobboberan]

I appreciate his very expensive cheating how too method of getting going with bluberries but if you have go to such a huge extent then whats the point is what I said when maybe I should be asking ...can this be done without the best of the best of the best fertilizers and materials or do you really hopelessly have no choice .

[edlo1965]

I really would like to understand if this a question or a criticism? If in fact it leans more toward a question. I would answer that not all people have ideal soil (PH) to grow Blues. This is simply an alternative for those who wish to grow Blues but have had problems with getting them going in the ground. In this very expensive Cheating mix as you call it, I have had productive producing Blues that have been in the same container for 8 years+.

[bobboberan]

take it as a question although there is a certain amount of critisism to it ...not toward what you are doing but the cocktail is excessive .

[bobboberan]

wow 100% crap nothing natural.... this is just plain pointless.... must be glad you caught yourself saying you use soil .

[edlo1965]

What's pointless is your criticism.

[cogt22]

god hes a bit rough, almost snapped off the plant branches while compacting it lol

[elkhornfarmersmarket]

More how to videos like this please. Very helpful.

[eslrsolar]

Can you grow blueberries from seed?

[eleanorayoulateagain]

Very nice video and very informative and helpful. Thank you so much!

[gilbertranch1906]

Well done video. Would you please do one on preparing the field and setting up irrigation? I plan to start a blue berry farm and need all the advice I can get. Thanks again for your great short.

[happiiness2000]

Most informative video I've found on the subject. I've just started my garden and have no idea what I am doing. Very helpful. Thanks 4 sharing! :-)