3 Quick Spring Blueberry Tips For 2024 - Garden Quickie Episode 192

[@Snoopyzell]

I greatly appreciate that you mention the season rather than the month... as I live in a different hemisphere. I really enjoy your videos and the way you explain things. Thanks ❤

[@margaretpollard2179]

😂 You sure pack a lot of info in those short 2 minute quickies! Thanks! 👍

[@willsolarski8550]

I love your real time videos, they help me keep track of things that may have slipped my attention. Thanks again!

[@marking-time-gardens]

Great tips on the care of Blueberries! Thank you! Blessings on your day Kiddo!🌻🐛Carolyn in Ohio 🌿

[@melindaroth5796]

Awesome Teaching as always 😊❤ Thank you Brother Jeff ❤😊

[@frankwerner9698]

Rain and wattering can strip soil from the root crown. Check and repack with fresh soil as needed. If you do not have acid soil in your area. Containers with acid soil are better than constantly amending your growing plot. After harvesting, the plants will go through a vegitative growth stage (roots and shoots) fertalize them in this stage for next years crop.

[@emylytle5409]

Haven’t been able to do all your tips but I will this Saturday thanks Jeff as always 😊👩‍🌾👍👍 a good reminder, take care

[@TheRipeTomatoFarms]

Right on Emy... How's the weather been for you?

[@emylytle5409]

@@TheRipeTomatoFarms pretty good so far but tomorrow Saturday there’s a 40percent chance of rain and Sunday 20%, nice warm now 😊👩‍🌾 how bout your?

[@christinebrooks6364]

Hi Jeff, another great video on blueberries. Thanks for sharing and take care 😊

[@carrollandfionaadoptedcat8133]

Awesome information. Living off the land and getting ready takes time. Thanks Jeff for the informative videos. Happy gardening 🧑‍🌾 🫐🍑 🍓🍎

[@MyFavoriteColorIsBLUE]

Thanks Jeff ❤

[@JS-jl1yj]

Q#1: Why do you recommend to apply soil acidifier or fertilizer on the surface of thick layer of wood chips or any other mulch? Wouldn't it be better to sprinkle the acidifier on the surface of the soil BEFORE adding the mulch? I am in the growing zone 6a and I grow my 20 bushes of blueberries in the ground. Every spring, I apply the acidifier to the bare soil. I worry that the acidifier would get trapped in the mulch instead of penetrating the soil. Q#2: All the KZbin videos on the subject of blueberries talk about the soil acidifier, but nobody is giving any advice on what kind of fertilizer to feed the blueberries with. I have yet to find a fertilizer that would say that it is suitable for blueberries. So, I use a fertilizer for evergreens, since it is also good for flowering bushes like azaleas and rhododendrons, which are acid loving plants. What fertilizer do YOU use for blueberries?

[@sandyhayden-bristow1382]

You can put it over the mulch because the spring rains will wash it into the soil. By putting it directly on the soil, you run the risk of it leeching too far down away from your roots. Aluminum sulphate is a good acidifier and yes, the one you are using for evergreens is a good one because it also lowers Ph levels. Never seen a blueberry specific fertilizer either. (Hopefully Jeff will correct anything I have said that is wrong.)

[@JS-jl1yj]

Thanks for your reply.@@sandyhayden-bristow1382

[@Juana4ev]

Smh, KZbin deleted the link. You would use Acid Loving Plant Fertilizer you mentioned for flowering bushes for Blueberries (same criteria). Fox Farm has organic dry fertilizers and their Acid Loving Plant 4-5-3 one specifically mentions the berries including Blueberries.

[@JS-jl1yj]

Thanks for pointing me in the right direction. @@Juana4ev

[@Juana4ev]

@@JS-jl1yj Oh also Espoma Organic Berry-Tone 4-3-4 Fertilizer can be used on Blueberries too

[@mjreyes725]

Thanks, Jeff

[@christinebrooks6364]

Hi Jeff, great videp on pepper's. Do you pinch off the first flowers? Thanks for sharing and take care 😊

[@susanravella6261]

Thanks for the reminder! ❤

[@waynesell3681]

Great I've got two potted plants. Been wondering what to do with them.... thanks!

[@doloresfarr7633]

Thank you 😊

[@nigl2807]

Thank you. What size pots are you using with your plants?

[@lse9926]

I just cleaned the straw out of my bb bags and added fresh soil mixed with peat and compost. Then sprinkled espoma soil acidifier and added straw. Not how you did it 😮 I hope I get berries this year.....

[@TheRipeTomatoFarms]

Many ways to accomplish the sane thing....

[@zan4110]

Mine is still under snow..but some branches are poking out..😉

[@Zeropatience1]

Do you grow blackberries and if so can you also do a video on them please? I'll search through your videos later when I have time but thought I'd ask as well. Thank you for all the great and helpful content, have a wonderful day.

[@deelee4639]

From my exp they are a weed that will take over your entire yard and your neighbors yard. Over time the whole block

[@DebRoo11]

I'm still trying to get rid of random blackberry shoots. Wish I'd never planted them in ground three yrs ago. If I had an acre maybe I'd try again... at the back of the lot 😂

[@stingingmetal9648]

Theres a BlueBerry plant that is in a raised bed that was neglected and left for dead. I pick off it every summer and want to transplant it.

[@joannsilva4715]

Thank you, I just bought 2-blueberry bushes this year! Been wanting to get them for a few years! Great tips! I wanted to put them in containers too!

[@TheRipeTomatoFarms]

Right on! What size containers are you thinking?

[@joannsilva4715]

@@TheRipeTomatoFarms l have galvanized bushel bins or two large planters or my old horse trough....wasn't sure how big a pot I needed! I purchased a Northland & patriot blueberry bush, they are small plants so I'll be 80 before I get any fruit, haha!

[@josephmichnya9797]

Are those 15 gal grow bags you’re using Jeff?

[@harleyb.birdwhisperer]

Hi Jeff, I enjoy your vids. Some of my strawberries began showing brown border spreading toward the crown. One plant completely wilted. I removed that plant, cut out all the nearby leaves I could see that showed signs of infection and sprayed the plants I had taken leaves off of with neem oil. Any idea what it was? We’ve had some rain lately. My plants are mulched with coconut fiber rinsed in a vinegar solution. Most seem very happy. Thanks for any advice. Neem is my go to for most problems, OK?

[@TheRipeTomatoFarms]

Did your strawberry plants have a winter dormancy?

[@harleyb.birdwhisperer]

@@TheRipeTomatoFarms new plantings a few weeks ago.

[@TheRipeTomatoFarms]

@@harleyb.birdwhisperer what zone are you growing in? Is it warm enough?

[@harleyb.birdwhisperer]

@@TheRipeTomatoFarms It’s the best climate in the world. 3 miles from SF bay, in the middle of Silicon Valley. 9b.

[@TheRipeTomatoFarms]

@@harleyb.birdwhisperer hmmmm.... Seems odd... Maybe a reaction to the vinegar or coco fiber?

[@HomesteadHere]

I just watched your older blueberry videos last night in search for answers. I got 6 blueberry plants, they arrived with flowers and fruit. I’ve been keeping them in my kitchen because we are still having deep freeze in CT. What should I do?

[@TaeGarcia-h7j]

Where does one get wood chips!

[@kujoevony3160]

Which is the most important (besides all 3 - lol)? I've found soil ph. How bout you?

[@GardeningandMyDailyLife]

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