My sister bought 2 Bluebrry bushes last year and planted them in
ericaceous compost in tubs about 20" in diameter and about 15" deep.
One of the bushes flourished, as can be seen if you've looked at the
link in my post to the butterfly thread), although it only bore about 5
fruits this year. The other bush dwindled more and more and was reduced
to a few spindly sticks and hardly any leaves by the time it was thrown
out a few days ago. The two bushes were positioned side-by-side and
received identical treatment.

My sister is giving up on fruit and giving me all her bushes which will
remain in tubs, I plan to get another Blueberry as I understand there
will be better fruiting if I have two.

Is the probable reason for lack of fruit this year the fact that the
bush was very young or is it more likely bad weather at blossom time.
(I don't actually know whether it blossomed well or not.) Can I expect
it to perform at least reasonably next year?

Secondly, is there a "most likely" cause for the other bush to fail to
thrive? They both looked equally healthy when purchased. Would it be
best to discard the compost from that tub or will it be safe to use again?

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Jenny M Benson
Wrexham, UK