How to Grow Your Own Blueberries
Why Blueberries?
Blueberries are one of the most nutritious foods you can eat. These delicious fruits are packed with antioxidants, vitamin C and fiber. They are perfect for healthy snacks, making into preserves and pies, or canning and freezing for winter. Growing your own plants is easy provided you keep a few things in mind while selecting your plants and placing them in the right location.
Plant Your Bush?
First, you have to choose the best soil space for your homemade blueberry plant. So, if you are interested in growing your own blueberry plant, the best place to plant it is in a sunny place, and you need to use a well-worked and well drained soil. The blueberry roots require constant moisture. So, the best choice for you is to look for a place where irrigation is available. Or, you can choose patio container and radio begs. They are good choice as well.
You should know, that if you choose to plant them directly into the ground, you need to mark off on area 2 ½ feet in diameter and 1 foot deep for the plant. Then, you need to remove half of the soil, and add an equal amount of pre-moistened peat moss and mix well.
If you decide to buy containerized plants, then you should take the plant out and roughen up the external layer of the roots. The, you need to elevate the plants topsoil ½ an inch, firm it well around the ball root. And in the end, mound some of the soil along the sides of the exposed root. You need to water it every day. The best choice for you is to plant them in spring or fall time.
How to Take Care of Your Bush?
These bushes require a lot of attention. Annual heavy pruning is recommended. You should do this in order to avoid over fruiting, which often results with very small fruits. So, when it begins to grow, let the blueberry establishes first, and then allow it to bear fruits. Also, you need to remove a good portion of the flower blooms when they first begin to appear and prune the bush regularly. The blueberry roots have very shallow roots. So, they benefit from mach Sawdust, bark mulch, grass clippings, and acid compost are the best blueberry mulches.
They are very sensitive to over fertilization as well. So, it’s extremely important to remember not to use too much fertilizer. You should use organic fertilizers, just like blood meal and cottonseed. You should avoid manures, because they damage the bush.
That’s it people. Now you can grow your own blueberries in your own garden. If you enjoyed this post, make sure you share it with your friends and family. Thanks.
