Blueberries.
 

Just bought two bushes to plant by my caravan in Cheshire. Acid soil,
freezing cold for days at a time in winter. Have supply of bonfire ash which
I believe they quite like. Anyone know how I would propagate them?
I'm keen to have more but don't want to pay as they're a bit expensive (and
I'm mean).
DaveK.


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Here in the U.S. it takes two types of blueberries planted near each other
to produce the best crop. Like you said, they need acidic soil. A friend
of mine raised them as a U Pick place and charged for the amount you picked.
He said that he had to water them every other day during the summer, while
they were producing.

Apparently you don't have to prune except to keep the dead wood off and
after a couple years the older stocks might be pruned off because they grow
new shoots from around the base to replace the older wood that has given
several years of fruit. I planted mine about 1 1/2 meters apart, in rows 2
meters apart.

Have fun and enjoy.

Dwayne

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Just bought two bushes to plant by my caravan in Cheshire. Acid soil,
freezing cold for days at a time in winter. Have supply of bonfire ash
which I believe they quite like. Anyone know how I would propagate them?
I'm keen to have more but don't want to pay as they're a bit expensive
(and I'm mean).
DaveK.


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In article , davek davek@brentmere53
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Just bought two bushes to plant by my caravan in Cheshire. Acid soil,
freezing cold for days at a time in winter. Have supply of bonfire ash which
I believe they quite like. Anyone know how I would propagate them?
I'm keen to have more but don't want to pay as they're a bit expensive (and
I'm mean).
DaveK.

Blueberries [vaccinium corymbosum] are hardy evergreen shrubs in the
ericaceae family. . They prefer boggy lime-free soil - a dusting of
matured bonfire ash would be helpful to their berry production, but
don't overdo it.

Propagation can be by seeds in spring at about 60f/20c in moist sandy
compost, transplanting the seedlings out in summer; by cuttings of semi-
matured shoots [best treated as tender] in summer; by layering in autumn
or by division from Sept. to March. (Mostly from Sanders Enc.)
--
Alan & Joan Gould - North Lincs.

davek wrote:

Just bought two bushes to plant by my caravan in Cheshire. Acid soil,
freezing cold for days at a time in winter. Have supply of bonfire ash which
I believe they quite like. Anyone know how I would propagate them?
I'm keen to have more but don't want to pay as they're a bit expensive (and
I'm mean).

Bonfire ash is far too alkaline for them. If you need to apply potassium
use the sulphate or nitrate salt (avaible from garden centres).

Layering in spring is probably the easiest way to propogate them.

Regards,
Martin Brown

Thanks for the replies, -very helpful. My first post here-seems a good
group. (No idiots or spam).
DaveK.

Just bought two bushes to plant by my caravan in Cheshire. Acid soil,
freezing cold for days at a time in winter. Have supply of bonfire ash
which I believe they quite like. Anyone know how I would propagate them?
I'm keen to have more but don't want to pay as they're a bit expensive
(and I'm mean).



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