I have a blueberry plant
By Antoanela
West Midlands, United Kingdom
I have a blueberry plant, northland, growing in 25lt container and to tell the truth I do not know to many things about gardening or growing ,I put ericaceous compost when I plant it, but in my opinion I think it does not go well this plant, as show in the pictures the leafs are not green but more to yellow, the soil PH is between 4.0and 5.0. Can somebody tell me what to do?
Can please somebody give me an advice? the same problem,my blueberry plant made so many flowers a week ago but now start drying.... can I do something with this plant, can I still save it or is nothing to do?
- 14 Apr, 2015
Answers
If you live in a hard water area that is - its OK where we live.
14 Apr, 2015
And where we live too...
14 Apr, 2015
THANK YOU TO EVERYBODY WHO ANSWER TO MY QUESTION, THANK YOU VERY MUCH. Sorry if I did not wright every detail but I am new in this think and I forgot. I live in Birmingham and I was thinking this variety of blueberry grow even here. unfortunately I used even tap water because I don t have choice, the rain water finish. any advice I will be grateful, and thanks again to everyone. Sorry for my language mistakes.lol
14 Apr, 2015
Hi, welcome to GoY, are your 25 ltr containers buckets ?, and if so, do they have drainage holes in the bottom ?, blueberries need, acid soil, yours is about right between 4 and 5, sunshine, and well drained soil, I notice your moisture meter is pointing towards wet, it should be moist but well drained, maybe this is the problem, Derek.
14 Apr, 2015
I would say there's not enough drainage and soil looks to be a bit on the claggy side - ie not free draining. Drill lots of holes in the base of the buckets and stand them on bricks.
A dose of slow release feed (try one of the rhododendron/azalea feeds) in the next week or so, with a second dose in late June (if the leaves are still yellow) might help.
14 Apr, 2015
Its difficult to judge the exact colour of the leaves because all the pictures are over exposed. You would get a more realistic result if you took them on an overcast day.
The new leaves on mine are pale with a red flush and they will darken as they mature. You don't say where you live - I believe this variety is recommended for colder areas but as its flowering vigorously I really don't think you have anything to worry about. See how it goes.
14 Apr, 2015