LinkBack Thread Tools Search this Thread Display Modes
Prev Previous Post   Next Post Next
  #1   Report Post  
Old 02-09-2011, 12:54 AM posted to rec.gardens
external usenet poster
 
First recorded activity by GardenBanter: Jun 2009
Posts: 918
Default Fertilizing blueberries

I put in two bushes a few months ago, in my own very good planting
mix. Being new at blueberries I let the nursery sell me a box of
E.B. Stone Organics food for Azaleas, Camellias and Gardenias --
plants that also need acidic conditions, which they said would be
appropriate for blueberries.

The formula is % 5 N, 5 P2O5, 3 K2O, 3 Ca, 1 S. (the 2's are
subscripts). Plus lots of good natural biotics.

Yet when I went to look on-line just now, I didn't find that formula.
I found, e.g. 16-8-8, and one organic suggestion: Blood Meal or Fish
Meal for N; Spagnum Peat or coffee grounds for acidity, and Bone
Meal and Powdered Seaweed for P & K.

Note also that most sites said NOT to feed blueberries the first year
after planting. T/F ?

So, will someone please tell me what kind of fertilizer to use on
these blueberries, and when?

(Note: This is So. Calif. coastal. The nursery said they carry these
varieties because they are bred to require less winter chill.)

TIA

HB


 
Thread Tools Search this Thread
Search this Thread:

Advanced Search
Display Modes

Posting Rules

Smilies are On
[IMG] code is On
HTML code is Off
Trackbacks are On
Pingbacks are On
Refbacks are On


Similar Threads
Thread Thread Starter Forum Replies Last Post
Fertilizing: Cakes vs Powder David Quisenberry Bonsai 0 13-04-2003 01:20 PM
Fertilizing near pond- problems? MC Ponds 1 07-04-2003 09:08 PM
Beginner seeks advice on orchid plants, books, fertilizing, growing medium ..... Susan Erickson Orchids 3 19-02-2003 10:16 PM
Beginner seeks advice on orchid plants, books, fertilizing, growing Tessmann Orchids 0 19-02-2003 04:39 AM
[IBC] Fertilizing azaleas. Edmund L. Castillo Bonsai 3 29-01-2003 12:18 PM


All times are GMT +1. The time now is 01:07 PM.

Powered by vBulletin® Copyright ©2000 - 2024, Jelsoft Enterprises Ltd.
Copyright İ2004-2024 GardenBanter.co.uk.
The comments are property of their posters.
 

About Us

"It's about Gardening"

 

Copyright © 2017