Tips for Blueberries?

[angesradieux]

So I was browsing the Internet, which never leads to good decisions, and rediscovered pink lemonade blueberries. I remembered wanting to buy a plant about a year ago, but they were sold out pretty much everywhere, so I held off and kind of forgot about them. Well, this year I stumbled upon them before they were sold out everywhere, so I pounced. And then I was browsing the nursery's website and also discovered peach sorbet blueberry bushes, which also caught my attention. Long story short, I have no impulse control and now have two pink lemonade blueberry bushes and two peach sorbet blueberry bushes on the way and I don't know much about caring for them.

My first question is, have any of you tried growing pink lemonade blueberries in a pot? I'm a little nervous about putting them in the ground with all the deer we have here. And do you have any general tips on helping my new bushes thrive?

 

[Mrsclem]

I bought one last year. No fruit, no blooms. This year I got 2 small clusters of blooms. Only 1produced berries and they all dropped before they ripened. I have the regular blueberry from the same company. It has produced strong since the 1st year. Both are potted on deck, same soil and conditions. I have yet to see a pink lemonade bush that looked like it might produce. I'm giving mine another year before it gets relocated to the yard. Razzleberry red raspberry has been awesome!

 

[Sean Regan]

My wife bought this from one of the TV shopping channels earlier in the year. I wasn't over impressed. But I stuck it in a pot and then into a spare ceramic pot and put it on the patio.

Surprisingly, it's doing quite well,

I might now have to put a net over it to save it from the many birds that visit the feeders only a few yards away.

 

[Mrsclem]

Almost 2 quarts off of this one. Supposed to not be too winter hardy but have left it out in the open the last few years

 

[angesradieux]

Thanks for the pictures. Your plants look great! What kind of soil are you using? Do you use fertilizer?

 

[Vanessa]

I would never think to pot a blueberry bush but why not!

 

[Mrsclem]

It is a miniature and designed to be potted. Don't remember which brand of potting mix I used but I use Osmocote fertilizer.

 

[Vanessa]

It is a miniature and designed to be potted. Don't remember which brand of potting mix I used but I use Osmocote fertilizer.

Love it!

 

[Mrsclem]

Thanks, gives us early berries before our highbush start producing in mid-July. Getting the red raspberries at same time so good for fresh berries in mornings.

 

[Vanessa]

Thanks, gives us early berries before our highbush start producing in mid-July. Getting the red raspberries at same time so good for fresh berries in mornings.

Yum yum. I wish i was your neighbor!

 

[Mrsclem]

We allow our friends to come and pick from the high bush blueberries.We can't possibly use all the fruit they produce. 7 bushes, 25' row and bushes 8-10' tall.

 

[Vanessa]

We allow our friends to come and pick from the high bush blueberries.We can't possibly use all the fruit they produce. 7 bushes, 25' row and bushes 8-10' tall.

Soooo good of you