michael adams wrote:
"NC" wrote in message
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aftr much discussion here, I planted a Northland blueberry bush in a
pot. It has produced lots of flowers, but none have resulted in fruit -
they are starting to go brown and drop off. It is too early for the bees
etc to be out of their beds doing their work, or could it be that the
pot it right next to another which has loads of mint in it ? Could the
scent be keeping the bees ect away ?

(I know its recommended to have two species of blueberry bush near each
other for cross polination - but I dont have room. I have been assured
that one bush should be more than capable of producing lots of fruit)



The flowers may well have dropped, because the plant was growing
under more amenable conditions last autumn. Changing any plant's
habitat and conditions, either in terms of climate, or disturbing
the roots may well will act as a check on the flowering and fruiting
cycle. And so you can't expect normal performance under such
circumstances, until the plant has had a chance to settle down.
Give it at least a year.

Ok - thanks. I didn;t expect fruit this year - but with the number of
flowers that appeared, I was gettign my hopes up !