"Janet Baraclough" wrote in message
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from Pam Moore contains these words:

Re the discussion a while ago as to whether blueberries need a
pollinator, did any of you see the item on blueberries on GW tonight,
from GW Live at the NEC?
The lady who runs a blueberry nursery said that you must have 2
different varieties. Well, I only have one, and it has a heavy crop of
fruit. No, none of my neighbours grows blueberries. This is the 3rd
year I have had a good crop.
Any opinions why?

I bought some plants from that stand at GW at the NEC and the son ( the
firms MD, I think) of the lady owner was giving everyone who asked some
cultivation advice.
He was adamant that a pollinator was necessary, ideally of a different
variety. He said he often heard stories of people with single plants having
excellent crops, but somewhere locally within bee-flying range there must be
another plant which provides the pollen. It could be streets away but there
will be one near somewhere usually unbeknown to the owner.