Blueberry Site Preparation and Establishment

[@ben-fe3zy]

I liked the way the speaker got on with the details without rambling. Really useful information, thanks.

[@wyzukee]

Wonderful video! Thanks for sharing! I plan to plant next year after preparing my site and amending my soil.

[@ianberry8895]

As somebody very interested in owning my own farm this information is priceless! Answering all my questions about crop and sire preperations and maintenance.

[@nonyadamnbusiness9887]

Best video I've found on growing blueberries.

[@jackgray13]

Very well presented. Thank you.

[@abefehr6155]

Very good information thanks brother wish I would have found this video sooner

[@chrisnixon9752]

So helpful!! Great content and easy to understand thank you.

[@ARfruitveg]

Glad it was helpful!

[@johnfitbyfaithnet]

Very interesting thank you for sharing this important information listening from Bangs Texas

[@bugware7313]

Great video. I just bought some property and dying to get my bushes in. I sent soil samples into the state site in Raleigh a couple months ago, but they are backed and still won't get my report for another couple weeks. I think I'll go ahead and get 3-4 bushes and hope for the best. I have clayey soil (Western NC), but will amend with sphagnum peat moss, organic rich soil, maybe some Sulphur? Perlite? Vermiculite? I'll mound it up good and high, though my land is pretty sloping.

[@bowmag803]

Sweet I got rabbiteye fairy easy to grow just need to keep an eye on ph

[@ИгорьЛюбвин]

Привет! Я слышал что торф через несколько лет полностью минерализуется. так ли это? И какой объём корней для хорошего урожая? Нужен только объём или достаточно качественное органическое удобрение? Спасибо

[@kusland6786]

Hi man, check the AEA john Kempf video on blueberrie, far better informations there. I like Rusians !

[@jolIyjoeker]

My blueberry patch sight is only going to be prepared for a couple months ahead of planting, think the PH will be adjusted by then? I wonder if I should plant my bareroot blueberry plants I ordered in containers until PH is in range.

[@ARfruitveg]

It is likely that the pH will not be fully adjusted from any sulfur you have applied in the previous 1-2 months, particularly if the soils are still cool. However if the soil is warm the pH will start changing and continue to drop over time. If the pH is very far outside the ideal range you may want to wait to plant, but if it started out between 5.0-5.7 or so you are probably ok to go ahead and plant.

[@galstas7]

Hello BIll !!! I have a question concerning about site preparation.. I have a possibilty to get for free pine bark, and buy peat with ph 3,5-4.0 , also i can get a pine tree sawdesk. Can you give me a proportion of this ingredients? Pine tree sawdust i can get for very affordouble price. Thank you in advance. And maybe you can answer to another question - every year we must to mulch blueberry bushes. Can i use the same ingredients and which proportion is good?

[@trp100]

how can i contact to ask some questions and guidance

[@Rubberglass]

I’m about to plant my first blueberries, if I buy bushes that are 2-3’ tall am I ok to let them fruit the first year?

[@ARfruitveg]

It is likely better to remove blooms the first year and let them root in and establish before letting them bear fruit.

[@Rubberglass]

@@ARfruitveg Thanks so much for the reply. I'm guessing this would be the case regardless of the size I purchase. Meaning even if I buy larger plants you would suggest pruning blooms?

[@ARfruitveg]

@@Rubberglass Yes I tend to think best to let them focus on roots the first year. On very large plants probably ok to leave a few blooms, but not all

[@yarygork2334]

@@ARfruitveg woops....A business park in no Ca just planted 500 4ft+ tall plants in early spring 2021. Then came a heat wave 97 degrees... Now they are all fruiting June 25 and they did not follow your guide. They are Patriot, Oniel, and B.J. whatever those are? About 100 died due to poor planting (too high and they dried out) although the tops are still greenish inside so maybe will recover now that they added more soil and water. These are all in the ground. An amature did the planting and I am their self appointed healer:) they used chicken wire baskets to keep out gophers so maybe we will have galv. metal in our fruit? Great info THANKS!

[@RhumRunner41]

If the best land for blueberries is one where the water table is within 12 to 24 inches from the surface, why is drainage so vital? Wouldn't draining the land negate that and force irrigation to compensate?

[@ARfruitveg]

Good question. It has to do with availability of water to the crop while avoiding a constantly saturated root zone, or "wet feet". Blueberries will not tolerate saturated soils, and need good drainage. But good drainage means they are prone to dry out quickly, so you are correct irrigation is used to supplement.

[@kusland6786]

Or water holder

[@seanmcdonald4686]

What’s an “upland” site?

[@ARfruitveg]

Refers to land that is not prone to flooding, generally higher elevation than area near waterways which would be 'lowland'.

[@seanmcdonald4686]

@@ARfruitveg Thank you. Lol, seems glaringly obvious in hindsight. Thank you very much for the polite and detailed answer!