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Blueberries
Remember those blueberries from Sainsburys that were near the sell by date?
Squished some of them onto kitchen paper and spread the result on compost in a seed tray. Left it on a windowsill till signs of life then transferred it to the greenhouse. Reckon there's at least fifty seedlings-look healthy. Cheaper than the £8.95 I paid per bush at the garden centre. Watch this space. DaveK. |
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"davek" wrote in message ... Remember those blueberries from Sainsburys that were near the sell by date? Squished some of them onto kitchen paper and spread the result on compost in a seed tray. Left it on a windowsill till signs of life then transferred it to the greenhouse. Reckon there's at least fifty seedlings-look healthy. Cheaper than the £8.95 I paid per bush at the garden centre. Watch this space. DaveK. Will be interesting to see how long it takes until they are as large as the ones you saw. Are they bb's fast growers? I have a particular viburnum (fantastic scent) that is incredibly slow growing so I'm not surprised when I see it on sale at about £20 for a small plant, mine has taken about 10 years to get to 3ft high. -- Tumbleweed email replies not necessary but to contact use; tumbleweednews at hotmail dot com |
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Will be interesting to see how long it takes until they are as large as
the ones you saw. Are they bb's fast growers? I have a particular viburnum (fantastic scent) that is incredibly slow growing so I'm not surprised when I see it on sale at about £20 for a small plant, mine has taken about 10 years to get to 3ft high. Well they've reached an inch in about four weeks so at that rate they'll be two feet high in spring 2007. ;-) DaveK. |
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Tumbleweed wrote or quoted:
Will be interesting to see how long it takes until they are as large as the ones you saw. Are they bb's fast growers? I have a particular viburnum (fantastic scent) that is incredibly slow growing so I'm not surprised when I see it on sale at about ?20 for a small plant, mine has taken about 10 years to get to 3ft high. I think viburnums can be a bit different. Blueberrys are not necessarily /that/ steep. I bought a Blueberry bush recently - from: http://www.hedging.co.uk/acatalog/In..._23.html#10553 They have three varieties - for 3.75 UKP (plus postage) each - for a two foot tall blueberry in my case. Big and cheap - IMO. Not quite as cheap as the proposed "Sainsburys" approach - but you get a grown plant - and can be confident that it's a reasonable cultivar. -- __________ |im |yler http://timtyler.org/ Remove lock to reply. |
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In article , Tim Tyler writes
Tumbleweed wrote or quoted: Will be interesting to see how long it takes until they are as large as the ones you saw. Are they bb's fast growers? I have a particular viburnum (fantastic scent) that is incredibly slow growing so I'm not surprised when I see it on sale at about ?20 for a small plant, mine has taken about 10 years to get to 3ft high. I think viburnums can be a bit different. Blueberrys are not necessarily /that/ steep. I bought a Blueberry bush recently - from: http://www.hedging.co.uk/acatalog/In..._23.html#10553 They have three varieties - for 3.75 UKP (plus postage) each - for a two foot tall blueberry in my case. Big and cheap - IMO. Hmm. I bought 4 blueberries (2 each of Herbert and Berkeley, I think) from there. They were quite small - probably no more than 9" including the small pots. They looked as if they were a year or two or three old - but almost bonsaied. One of the varieties has quite a thick (by comparison) main woody stalk with little bits of growth off it. This seemed to be very susceptible to white mildew (perhaps it got a bit dry during posting - certainly, the raspberry canes that came at the same time did and less than half of them have even started to show any new growth yet despite being put in raspberry heaven). A quick squirt of some proprietary unfungal sorted it out - but none of the plants are very active Certainly *way* short of 2'!). Maybe I got end of season runts -- regards andyw |
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newsb wrote or quoted:
In article , Tim Tyler writes Blueberrys are not necessarily /that/ steep. I bought a Blueberry bush recently - from: http://www.hedging.co.uk/acatalog/In..._23.html#10553 They have three varieties - for 3.75 UKP (plus postage) each - for a two foot tall blueberry in my case. Big and cheap - IMO. Hmm. I bought 4 blueberries (2 each of Herbert and Berkeley, I think) from there. They were quite small - probably no more than 9" including the small pots. They looked as if they were a year or two or three old - but almost bonsaied. One of the varieties has quite a thick (by comparison) main woody stalk with little bits of growth off it. This seemed to be very susceptible to white mildew (perhaps it got a bit dry during posting - certainly, the raspberry canes that came at the same time did and less than half of them have even started to show any new growth yet despite being put in raspberry heaven). A quick squirt of some proprietary unfungal sorted it out - but none of the plants are very active Certainly *way* short of 2'!). Maybe I got end of season runts Maybe I was lucky, then. I got a grape vine, a chokeberry, a white mulberry and a blueberry. All are doing well, except the mulberry - which only has a half-dozen buds on it - and they are only just starting to open up. Still, a slow start is probably expected with a bare root plant. Delivery time was not great - but I was very pleased with the plants, their sizes and their prices. -- __________ |im |yler http://timtyler.org/ Remove lock to reply. |
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In article , Tim Tyler writes
newsb wrote or quoted: In article , Tim Tyler writes Blueberrys are not necessarily /that/ steep. I bought a Blueberry bush recently - from: http://www.hedging.co.uk/acatalog/In..._23.html#10553 They have three varieties - for 3.75 UKP (plus postage) each - for a two foot tall blueberry in my case. Big and cheap - IMO. Hmm. I bought 4 blueberries (2 each of Herbert and Berkeley, I think) from there. They were quite small - probably no more than 9" including the small pots. They looked as if they were a year or two or three old - but almost bonsaied. One of the varieties has quite a thick (by comparison) main woody stalk with little bits of growth off it. This seemed to be very susceptible to white mildew (perhaps it got a bit dry during posting - certainly, the raspberry canes that came at the same time did and less than half of them have even started to show any new growth yet despite being put in raspberry heaven). A quick squirt of some proprietary unfungal sorted it out - but none of the plants are very active Certainly *way* short of 2'!). Maybe I got end of season runts Maybe I was lucky, then. I got a grape vine, a chokeberry, a white mulberry and a blueberry. Why are you interested in growing a *white* mulberry? All are doing well, except the mulberry - which only has a half-dozen buds on it - and they are only just starting to open up. They are one of the last trees to come into leaf. -- Kay "Do not insult the crocodile until you have crossed the river" |
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Kay wrote or quoted:
In article , Tim Tyler writes I got a grape vine, a chokeberry, a white mulberry and a blueberry. Why are you interested in growing a *white* mulberry? Short answer to that is: I'm mulberry crazy! ;-) http://timtyler.org/fruit/mulberry/ I already have a number of mulberry plants grown from seeds and cuttings on the go - but I don't have any other white mulberries. -- __________ |im |yler http://timtyler.org/ Remove lock to reply. |
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In article , Tim Tyler writes
Kay wrote or quoted: In article , Tim Tyler writes I got a grape vine, a chokeberry, a white mulberry and a blueberry. Why are you interested in growing a *white* mulberry? Short answer to that is: I'm mulberry crazy! ;-) http://timtyler.org/fruit/mulberry/ Good pics. Your fruit is denser than mine (ie more to the branch). Why does so much of my fruit fall when still unripe? I've come to the conclusions it's cats romping about in the tree and knocking off the fruit. I already have a number of mulberry plants grown from seeds and cuttings on the go - but I don't have any other white mulberries. -- Kay "Do not insult the crocodile until you have crossed the river" |
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