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Blueberries
Mervington wrote: Hello! I'm keen to try blueberries, but will need to use containers because of our ph. A further possible problem is watering. I understand that tap water is bad for blueberries because of chlorine/alkali inclusion. There is a limit to the amount of rainwater I can collect/store. The question is whether there is a means of treating tapwater to make it "safe". I understand that by storing tap water in open containers for a few days, chlorine will be released. Sulphur chips etc can be used to change the ph level in soil. Can they, or some other product, be used to change tap water to make it safe for blueberries? Keeping tap water in the fridge releases chlorine too, but I've never tried it. I have grown blueberries for about 5 years now, near the house and at the allotment. I've burried my pots (plastic as it keeps the moisture in more) in the ground and use water, at both places, which is collected from rain. If you can store tap water in open containers, can't you just have containers collecting the rain from your roof or in your garden? What occured to me is the stuff I use for the kids's goldfish, 'Tap Safe' or 'gold'. I wonder if this would work. I'm going to ask around and will get back to you. This our gnome Jon in the blueberries in spring ... http://cjoint.com/?bwp7keIupV And the blueberries leaves in the autumn against the nettles (I use lots of companion planting, and for the blueberries I mulch with the branches and needles of the xmas tree ... http://cjoint.com/?bwqa5KVTJR |
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