Mixing up Acidic Soil to Plant Blueberries! 💙🌿// Garden Answer

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[@imbonnie]

Straight peat moss works great. At one point I had 55 blueberry bushes in pots with just peat moss. I did fertilize them with a fertilizer for blueberries.

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Really ???

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Now I know why I only got one good year out of my one blueberry plant. I like your way.

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[@princessmari5063]

Is there a follow up video for these blueberries? Would love to see how they did with this soul recipe. Blessings!

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Me too

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“Soul recipe”? Oh... is that what that was? LOL

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It took me a while but I just got it- you meant "soil" not soul lol

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[@StaceyHerewegrowagain]

Thank you so much Laura! I was searching everywhere for this video on how to apply the soil acidifier to berries. I grow sunshine blue blueberries, blackberries, and raspberries down here in Central Florida and just got the soil acidifier from home depot. I can't wait to see how it works. My plants are a few years old and starting to get big, so I figured it was time to freshen the soil and add some rich nutrients in with it. Thanks again! It's always so great to see you! 🌱🐞

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Hi Laura and Aaron! I don't have blueberries, not yet anyway, but will share with my son-in-law. He is struggling with his blueberries. Thank you for sharing!

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[@kunfoopanda]

Hello, For acidity I just put an inch diameter of Alum in the soil below the drip. I do this once a month. It works like a charm. I use it in flowering plants like rose and citrus who need acidic soil. It's a very cheap alternative. Alum in my country is like 10-12 cents a kg :D

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Clever tip! Thanks very much! 🌾💜

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I love the idea of blueberries in pots

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Wow congratulations on 500K subscribers!!! Great coffee with Laura video and I was just looking at our blueberries in the work garden thinking they needed something and now I know where to start as well as what to do if we get more plants!!!

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Thank you for another crop how-to. This blueberry plant has been on my list for awhile but kept pushing it back because of the soil requirements. I think I'm confident now that I can do this!!! 😍

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Congrats on 501k Subs Don't forget if your Blue Berries flower while still indoors dont forget to let the Bumble Bees in to pollinate them or the blossoms will just drop off and no fruits will form. The natural places to find Blue Berries is in Pine Forests so you are 100% correct about the sun requirements.

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I was just looking at terra-cotta pots and l❤️ the big size. Moving it will be exciting!! 💪🏽 I will strengthen the muscles! Blueberries in pots are an excellent idea. 🌳

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Oh, I can’t wait to see progress on these guys!!!

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Just planted Blueberries, thank you for all the great information

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Any updates on how these did? Love it!

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Love blueberries such a beneficial fruit to me!

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Girl! You are the best! Now I am going to grow berries

[@noragarcia252]

Wow I just planted by blueberries in a pot yesterday this is good advice. I hope mine will survive I did not put holly or acidic soil. Thanks Laura for this video.

[@gardenanswer]

You can still add those things! I just wouldn’t add quite as much and try to work it down into the soil as much as possible without upsetting your plants.

[@noragarcia252]

Thank you

[@cdv.8244]

Great info ! Great video. My wife and I are planting 2 different Blueberry bushes in large pots next weekend . Thank so much💕

[@nutthouse5]

This is very timely as I have blueberries in 2 gallon pots from last year & was looking to transplant to larger containers. Mine bloom early & then a month later. A 22 in is probably not quite big enough for both together at this point, but will make sure to keep them close to each other. They are leafing out & getting buds now. Western WA weather is definitely different than yours so mine love as much sun as possible.

[@angelparras3161]

THANK YOU!!!! Finally have the confidence for these acidic plants, buying a Bush TODAY! 💚

[@bloomingnut23]

I have 5 blueberries that never grow or die. Never a berry. Yet we have fields around us. I’ll be trying this method! Thanks

[@naegwut]

That pot is huge!!!

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Talk about all those gorgeous hanging basket in the background.

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Great idea! Adding this to my list of future projects ☺️

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[@blondie7740]

I have one bluberry plant in a half barrel, I have it by my garage where I have bee balm, fuschia and other pollinated and I get loads of blueberry every year. This will the third season and it doing great.

[@febmar1425]

how are your blueberries doing?

[@isaiahflores8443]

When we have alkaline soil 😔! I feel you Laura, I live in essentially the same climate and soil type as you, cold winters and super hot summers with alkaline soil, #texas

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Congrats on your 500 always love your videos wherever you show is always welcome !

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Congrats on 500K subs! Hard work does pay off! Thanks for the video. Very informative.

[@laurarowland7926]

Thankyou for the video..I just bought 3 different blueberry bushes.. can't wait

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[@redtobertshateshandles]

It will work folks. I used regular potting mix and the plants were OK for a while but are now yellow.

[@tesscloset1740]

Plant enough so the birds & people can all enjoy.

[@judithjohnson2111]

Love blueberries. I think 6 yrs. is pretty awrsome. Like having the 2 varieties. Great info. Thanks😳

[@betulpolat]

3 varieties perished in my balcony in the last 2 years:( I'm very excited about this video to figure out what I could have done differently :)

[@wyvern723]

No one has the azalea, camelia and rhododendron potting soil here, so thank you so much for providing a recipe. It's been a real headache trying to figure out what the blueberries I just bought need.

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HAPPY 500K SUBS!!

[@SigningWithTheByrds]

Love the pot!!

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Like your learning videos.

[@BjorkL]

This is exactly what I needed!! Thank you!

[@tamekahill2826]

Thanks for sharing . Well this work for a blackberries as well it grow pretty ok outside in the grardening I would like more fruit and this is the first full year out there. thanks

[@morgenoghmanann8746]

Tameka Hill ~Raspberries, Blackberries, honey berries, and several others all require acidic soil. Learned this from my grandmother who grew up on a farm and has always grown the best berries.

[@tamekahill2826]

@@morgenoghmanann8746 Thanks love it as so many buds on it already I haven't put the soil down I have been composting in place a little bit right beside few times during the winter.

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❤ Thanks From Ireland. I’ve subscribed ❤

[@jenniferplunkettskibins4]

Laura, could you also perhaps do a video that teaches us how to determine the ph of our own soil?

[@SpoonerTuner]

Thank you! Very helpful video.

[@kaylac3367]

So informative! I think I might try this. Thank you!

[@lovelyladygodbless143]

As always very good information thank you very much Educated Laura ican wait to see the fruits 🤗🌱🍇

[@tuckerfam7311]

I found this information on blueberries so helpful! I have been waiting for three years for a berry from ours. I have a question, Laura will you add into the pot anything through the growing season or do you feel this is enough for the year?

[@aliciamontesano299]

Same question. As well as what do you add the following season?

[@visarbrestovci9029]

Really helpful, you know I have been struggling with finding acid soil mix in my area, and just couldn't get the recipe which works. I use this recipe which I found somewhere on the internet and is 50% peat moss and 50% compost or soil, the result is 50:50, I guess I could use your recipe but in my case I want to grow it in the ground not in pots. Thanks Visar from Kosovo

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[@sherim1510]

Do you do anything to assist with drainage? I just got my first blueberry plants this year after learning they could grow in a container. I read pine bark works on the bottom layer and also as mulch because it's acidic. I've been adding coffee grounds weekly.

[@theresabruntom5435]

Please do an update on this video. I'd really like to see how many berries you harvest. Congrats on a half million subs.

[@teresaptp59]

Great idea thank you for sharing with us can you tell me what is the best hanging flowers and flowers to be planted in the ground are best for hummingbirds to come around ( TIA )

[@LiyanaDIY]

Lovely idea. 😋 Berries

[@jessicasilver9000]

Please do a follow up on this!

[@gtavtheavengergunnerlegend3340]

22 gallon..wow. I thought my 7 gallon was big. Gypsum and sulphur. Gypsum and sulphur. Good video. Should blueberries leaves turn red in the winter? Blueberries require a ton of water too. One inch a week minimum. Field capacity is best

[@mjohnson0321]

Love your channel so much!! For blueberries, how long does it take before they produce fruit?

[@serellie]

Ooh, yes, this is handy!

[@mjohnson0321]

If your bring them in for the winter how often do you water them?

[@thelmahall2593]

Do the blueberries sucker in the pots? In Canada all the varieties I know of do

[@laceymcphail1991]

Thank you for this! Do u have to plant them in the same container? Or can you put them close to each other?

[@stuartcrowder1]

YES!! just ordered 3x varieties in a cracking deal online, they will be making a home on my balcony in a pot just like yours very soon! again, thanks for the inspo, I'm excited to try this out! :-)

[@stacibailey371]

Can you plant black Berries and raspberries the same way as the blueberries in the pot

[@zaenudinudin1750]

Yuuu biutifuul cuuul

[@imbonnie]

I planted 2 in a pot for one of my pots but preferred 1 per pot.

[@FreakOfNature2030]

I have the same size pot, Espoma acidifier, soil, and fertilizer. How many batches did you make? I’m assuming it’s maybe 3 or 4 times? Your videos are so insightful and you’re always so positive which is a joy to watch. Thank you so much.

[@anthonyx3576]

1 organic soil bag 2 Cups HollyTone 1/2 Cup Soil Acidifier

[@michaelhenry462]

thanks for the video was great, I am in zone 9 so it gets really hot and humid, high 90s with at least 70% humidity any suggestions on keeping these plants from scorching

[@annielee6922]

Do we wait a few weeks after mixing the soil to plant the blueberry plants or do it right away?

[@nanablue3748]

💚💚💚WILL THESE COME BACK EVERY YEAR IN THE POT?

[@flxmkr]

I'm trying to grow blueberries from seeds of grocery store variety blueberries. I've already frozen them in the freezer for several months. I'm trying to figure out what to do next.

[@lisaskew]

I would love to build a greenhouse do you have a video on having a greenhouse?

[@katj311]

@gardenanswer, Do you have to wait for the acidification process to happen before planting the blueberries in the new pot, or can you do it all at once?

[@victoriabryce1683]

Do you still have these? I have not seen them in any videos

[@Kristenmacc]

I live in CT. and have always wanted to plant blueberries. I never know if I should do them in a pot or in the ground. Do you get fruit the first year from these?

[@mOnika-pt6vk]

I bought some blueberry bushes by Berry & Bushes in Lowes last year. The plant was a decent size and it produced some fruits. I did water it, but I probably should have gave the plants some additional nutrients to promote growth.

[@stealthclockgaming2400]

thanks for showing us how to make this soil I'm going to grow a different type of berry that loves the same soil as blueberries witch is the Miracle berry.

[@HeatherTheHippyGardener]

Can you give us an update on how your blueberries did and was the soil acid enough for them?

[@mammaof2115]

Can I use this same method for raspberries? I tried looking for a video from you on raspberries but I couldn’t find one.

[@123cochic]

Could you plant raspberries in a pot also?

[@thecringykids6204]

Janesp yes

[@TheUrbanJardineraPH]

Thank you for sharing. Any tips in growing blueberries in a tropical climate? I have 3 varieties of low and no chill and they are now flowering. So nervous.

[@steffd8822]

Hi! How are your blueberries doing? I've got a few in pots, too, but only a couple of months old, so I've got a while yet for the fruits.

[@dalila1955]

In my garden I never use nets over anything because I always plant enough fruit trees and berries for me and the birds. I let my trees grow high and the birds eat the fruit I cant reach. I like to give back to nature because nature has given us so much. And with that Ive never gone without fruit or berries but the opposite. The more you give the more you receive.