Growing Blueberries In Your Backyard

Dave Wilson Nursery's Ed Laivo invites you into his backyard and gives you years of blueberry growing advise, in less than seven minutes. Bring your swim suit!

Category:

Education

Tags:

• gardening
• blueberry
• plants
• fruit
• blueberries
• container
• growing
• health
• food
• ed
• laivo
• dave
• wilson
• nursery
• how
• to
• planting

[glamkitten24]

I would really appreciate advise on when to plant them (I live by Atlanta, Georgia), and How to plant them (I live in a shaded/semi-sun only yard). I need a species that is fairly low maintenance too.

[DaveWilsonTrees]

@glamkitten24 @glamkitten24 You can plant bareroot blueberries in the winter, and containerized ones whenever you can find them.

[swimbait1]

How does watering effect pH over time? If you are constantly applying water with a pH of 7 or higher does that eventually raise the pH out of the desirable range? Thank you! 

[DaveWilsonTrees]

@swimbait1 Yes, water can affect your pH. If your water is 7 or higher, take a cup of vinegar and dilute it in a gallon of water and water your plant with it. Do this about every two weeks.

[kroner1010]

Do I have to bring my containers indoors for the winter in central Missouri?

[DaveWilsonTrees]

@kroner1010 In severe winter conditions, overwintering indoors would be advisable.

[Alina674]

Hi, being that I'm in ca. can I still grow some of the northern highbush type or is it not cold enough in my area? I'd like to get some jersey & bluejay varieties this spring.

[PinkShirtz]

Ha, you try and grow them in pots in Australia, and the soil will be concrete like by the end of the summer unless you keep it in the shade most of the day. The other seasons would probably be like your summer though. Nice vid, think I will acquire another variety to add to my collection of 1

[glamkitten24]

I had a blueberry bush in My backyard when I was growing up (also fig, spearmint, plum tree's, crab-apple and other goodies) I would LOVE to have one again. I'm just terrible at gardening, I'll admit.

[swimbait1]

Good idea! Thank you!