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New Blackberry bush dying, what now?
I bought a small blackberry bush and planted it about two weeks ago
following the directions on the tag that came with it. I mixed in some potting soil with the all clay ground, watered it, and made sure everything was tamped down. The plant's leaves are starting to curl and I've made sure to water it every day or two and have tried some liquid fertlizer too. What am I doing wrong? Also, any ideas on why a blueberry bush does not seem to be growing? It's the same size as the last two years and the number of berries is not higher either. |
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New Blackberry bush dying, what now?
On 2006-05-30, IPFreeley wrote:
I bought a small blackberry bush and planted it about two weeks ago following the directions on the tag that came with it. I mixed in some potting soil with the all clay ground, watered it, and made sure everything was tamped down. The plant's leaves are starting to curl and I've made sure to water it every day or two and have tried some liquid fertlizer too. What Every day or two is probably too much. Deep watering once per week (1-1.5 inches) is sufficient. If we get that much rain then don't water that week. Unfortunately after two weeks the roots have probably rotted. The leave curl because they are giving off water but the roots are gone and can't provide water. Stop watering for a week, and it may recover. We had a pot drain to plug and killed a spruce in a week because it had standing water in thepot the whole time. You may get lucky and it may recover. am I doing wrong? Also, any ideas on why a blueberry bush does not seem to be growing? It's the same size as the last two years and the number of berries is not higher either. -- Wes Dukes (wdukes.pobox@com) Swap the . and the @ to email me please. is a garbage address. |
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New Blackberry bush dying, what now?
On 2006-05-30, IPFreeley wrote:
I bought a small blackberry bush and planted it about two weeks ago following the directions on the tag that came with it. I mixed in some potting soil with the all clay ground, watered it, and made sure everything was tamped down. The plant's leaves are starting to curl and I've made sure to water it every day or two and have tried some liquid fertlizer too. What What do you mean by "tamped down" ? I always dig a hole roughly twice as big as the container, with a thick layer of loose dirt on the bottom. I put the plant in the hole so the original dirt line on the plant is about an inch higher than the surrounding dirt, to allow the plant to settle. I then fill in the remaining dirt and cover with mulch/pine straw. I don't ever tamp or pack the dirt. If you are planting in clay, remember that the surrounding dirt is going to act like a bowl, taking a long time for the water to drain out. As noted, you may be watering too often, leaving the plant to drown. I had a neighbor years ago that used to plant, by digging a hole just slightly larger than the container. He would then fill the hole with water, and place the plant into the hole. This was followed by him smashing the plant down with his foot to get it to fit the rest of the way into the hole. And he wondered why they usually died. |
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New Blackberry bush dying, what now?
On 2006-05-31, wrote:
wrote: On 2006-05-30, IPFreeley wrote: I bought a small blackberry bush and planted it about two weeks ago following the directions on the tag that came with it. I mixed in some potting soil with the all clay ground, watered it, and made sure everything was tamped down. The plant's leaves are starting to curl and I've made sure to water it every day or two and have tried some liquid fertlizer too. What Every day or two is probably too much. Deep watering once per week (1-1.5 inches) is sufficient. If we get that much rain then don't water that week. Two of the three blackberry bush i planted (end of summer sales) showed no sign of life for months. The top parts died and dried out... All of a sudden during this springs, young shoots are popping up everywhere. Yes Blackberry canes die back in the fall when it frosts and they spring from the roots the next year. But if you just planted one it should be growing, not dying back now. It may be other problems, but watering it every day is not the way plants want to be treated. Look around you most plants get by with rainfall. In fact too much rainfall can be detrimental to plants as well. Unfortunately after two weeks the roots have probably rotted. The leave curl because they are giving off water but the roots are gone and can't provide water. Stop watering for a week, and it may recover. We had a pot drain to plug and killed a spruce in a week because it had standing water in thepot the whole time. You may get lucky and it may recover. am I doing wrong? Also, any ideas on why a blueberry bush does not seem to be growing? It's the same size as the last two years and the number of berries is not higher either. -- Wes Dukes (wdukes.pobox@com) Swap the . and the @ to email me please. is a garbage address. -- Wes Dukes (wdukes.pobox@com) Swap the . and the @ to email me please. is a garbage address. |
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