Good info. I have 4 plants in wicking tubs because our soil in west Tennessee is lousy for blueberries. I have a mild touch of chlorosis on a couple of the plants. They have berries but very small. So, can I pick your brain and get some advice on how to treat the plants after harvest and any ideas on enlarging the berries. They're around 1/4 to 3/8 in diameter and taking forever to ripen.
Hello, I am a new blueberry plant gardener. I noticed today one of my two plants has little spots on the leaves and the leaves are lighter in color. Do you know what this is and how to treat it? thankyou
Might want to check out the prices for a big bag of Sulfur at your local garden supply not the big box stores. I buy my 30lb bags for a fraction of the smaller bag price and it lasts for years if you don't need that much.
@@kahvac I had to go to a nursery to even find this they didn't have powdered yellow sulphur at the farm store in town. They do have the big bags of the prilled sulphur which I was thinking of buying but wasn't the same stuff as what this guy recommended. I assume the prilled version is slow release or something like that? I interpreted this guys video as saying buy the yellow powdered sulphur, not the prilled, but maybe it doesn't matter? In any regards they don't have a big bag of it at the farm store. They have everything else industrial but not that.
I stay in Tulsa,Ok and it's my first year that I planted a blue berry bush from Home Depot. I have a question though...Where can I buy both of them Hi-Yield soil Sulfur and the Ammonium sulfur at? Thanks!
What about Epsom salt? For the leaf spray. Magnesium sulfate is supposed to be very good for plants. They need the magnesium but wouldn't the "sulfate" also help acidity as well?
Enjoyed the video. One thing I would like is "how much" Aluminum Sulphate did you use per plant. We have 125 old plants that we would like to bring back to health. We know the soil ph is around 7.1. What is your soil PH on healthy plants, and how much did you user per plant? Thanks.
Hi there! THanks for tuning in! Check out this link for more information on your blueberries! pods.dasnr.okstate.edu/docushare/dsweb/Get/Document-3210/HLA-6255web.pdf
Use a combination of mulch and potting soil. I use hydrangea food, as well as ammonium sulfate to keep the pH around 5. If the soil is neutral or higher, there will be no new growth
This is probably going to sound stupid,, but the first thing that pops into my head is,, Why keep doing this continually? why not bury or place some iron bars next to the plant to rust.. That should put enough iron back in the soil instead spraying it..
Dont plants often struggle if you try and grow the same thing in the same spot immediately after removing the old plant? Isnt that what crop rotation is all about? I know in some places that grow grape they have to leave the ground for 10 years between removing an old vine and replacing it with a new one, otherwise the new one will probably die. As it is such a small area, what I would have done is dug out all the old dirt from that area and dumped it somewhere else and filled it with new dirt that has never had blueberries growing in it ...and then amended that new dirt with peat moss and sulphur etc before planting a new bush.
hi. I just inherited some plants when I bought my house.. I think some of these plants are over 15 yrs and poorly kept what to do to revive vigor?? as far as pruning the old stock out
If they are growing well, then it could be that just taking out the older looking canes will do the trick. Blueberries produce fruit on canes years about 2-5. After year 5, the cane generally is in decline. You want to remove those at the base close to the soil line. It will send up new canes that will fruit for a few years as well. If the leaves are variegated and look like a skeleton of green on the veins, that's the problem described in the video. You'd want to lower the pH. The reason is because a ugh pH locks of iron so that the blueberry cannot absorb it through the roots. Yes an iron foilar spray will work but long term it will not work. You need to lower the soil pH. You can use blueberry specific fertilizers or vinegar. Vinegar needs to be mixed at either 1 tablespoon or 1 cup per gallon of water, don't remember which lol. After that, just keep the center relatively open. Prune back after fruiting has occured so that the bush can regrow new growth and produce berries again next season. Good luck and hope it helps :)
@@matthewkheyfets1309 ok thx I was going to get some ammonium sulfate and some sawdust . also have you ever tried coffee grounds Coffee PH is very low also and a good nutrient fertilizer.. Ill try the vinegar that would be easy.. I think id rather have Espresso Berries though.. lol
@@dangatton7138 coffee ground don't actually lower the pH. If you use unused coffee ground, it will work because the acidity is there. However, used coffee ground are...well used. When you make coffee, the acidity is largely in the coffee you just brewed and the grounds are much more neutral, maybe slightly acidic at best in pH. However, make sure if you use coffee grounds as fertilizer, which I think they do contain nice amounts of NPK, make sure the water used is pretty good because coffee grounds are also a decent filter so some heavy metals like Mercury could be cought. I don't know if this is exactly true, but don't want to mess with that anyways. Ditch the saw dust. Don't bother. It will kill your plants in the long run.
Andreas Hatz Thank I have thinking for long time its need 8 PH soil , I saw your video coincidence, and I get shocked!! then checked other farmers videos and showed the same thing, thanks alot
I thought the iron was no longer available to the plant when the pH had gone up too high. Not that iron was necessarily lacking.
I wonder if mulching the soil around the plants with pine needles would lower the PH?
Thanks! The cooperative extension agency has had funding cutbacks in NC and I never got a response from them, so I really appreciate this video.
Good info. I have 4 plants in wicking tubs because our soil in west Tennessee is lousy for blueberries.
I have a mild touch of chlorosis on a couple of the plants. They have berries but very small. So, can I pick your brain and get some advice on how to treat the plants after harvest and any ideas on enlarging the berries. They're around 1/4 to 3/8 in diameter and taking forever to ripen.
The am sulfate can damage soil in long run?. No?
wonder if mulching with iron filings would help? anyone tried?
I love this guy, he's like the Dr Phill of gardening
AAVSIC literally lol.
Hello, I am a new blueberry plant gardener. I noticed today one of my two plants has little spots on the leaves and the leaves are lighter in color. Do you know what this is and how to treat it? thankyou
Which is the best organic alternative of amonium sulphate..??
you nerds and your organics....
$1.99 for a bag of High Yield Sulfur? I can see the price tag on the bag in your video. I just a few days ago spent $10.99 for my bag.
in the US its $10.99 on amazon. For the same bag on amazon here in Canada on amazon its $120
@@okeydokeygivemeyourgnocchi1481 Holy cow maybe I should become a sulfur smuggler.
Might want to check out the prices for a big bag of Sulfur at your local garden supply not the big box stores. I buy my 30lb bags for a fraction of the smaller bag price and it lasts for years if you don't need that much.
@@kahvac I had to go to a nursery to even find this they didn't have powdered yellow sulphur at the farm store in town. They do have the big bags of the prilled sulphur which I was thinking of buying but wasn't the same stuff as what this guy recommended. I assume the prilled version is slow release or something like that? I interpreted this guys video as saying buy the yellow powdered sulphur, not the prilled, but maybe it doesn't matter? In any regards they don't have a big bag of it at the farm store. They have everything else industrial but not that.
Got some on special for $3.50.
I stay in Tulsa,Ok and it's my first year that I planted a blue berry bush from Home Depot. I have a question though...Where can I buy both of them Hi-Yield soil Sulfur and the Ammonium sulfur at? Thanks!
LONE WOLF you can buy it from Amazon
Will Blue Berries grow in Central Texas if you get the soil PH correct?
How about rusty leaves in blueberries
What about Epsom salt? For the leaf spray. Magnesium sulfate is supposed to be very good for plants. They need the magnesium but wouldn't the "sulfate" also help acidity as well?
I am also facing problem for my goji berry plant. Its soil is alkaline.i am trying to make acidic by sulpphur, vinegar, and epsom salt.
Please close up so we can see the name and brand of the fertilizers you mention. Thanks
This was filmed in 1995
@@SP-xk6bl 😂
How much sulphur do you side dress your blueberries with in the fall?
Enjoyed the video. One thing I would like is "how much" Aluminum Sulphate did you use per plant. We have 125 old plants that we would like to bring back to health. We know the soil ph is around 7.1. What is your soil PH on healthy plants, and how much did you user per plant? Thanks.
the PH should be 4.5-6 for blueberries.
my 1 year blueberry is good developing but when i bring it to the new potting mix soil , it look like die , the leaves go down, pls help me :-(((((((
Hi there! THanks for tuning in! Check out this link for more information on your blueberries! pods.dasnr.okstate.edu/docushare/dsweb/Get/Document-3210/HLA-6255web.pdf
Use a combination of mulch and potting soil. I use hydrangea food, as well as ammonium sulfate to keep the pH around 5. If the soil is neutral or higher, there will be no new growth
This is probably going to sound stupid,, but the first thing that pops into my head is,, Why keep doing this continually? why not bury or place some iron bars next to the plant to rust.. That should put enough iron back in the soil instead spraying it..
iron oxide isn't water soluble, so is unavailable to plant roots
Dont plants often struggle if you try and grow the same thing in the same spot immediately after removing the old plant? Isnt that what crop rotation is all about? I know in some places that grow grape they have to leave the ground for 10 years between removing an old vine and replacing it with a new one, otherwise the new one will probably die. As it is such a small area, what I would have done is dug out all the old dirt from that area and dumped it somewhere else and filled it with new dirt that has never had blueberries growing in it ...and then amended that new dirt with peat moss and sulphur etc before planting a new bush.
hi. I just inherited some plants when I bought my house.. I think some of these plants are over 15 yrs and poorly kept what to do to revive vigor?? as far as pruning the old stock out
If they are growing well, then it could be that just taking out the older looking canes will do the trick. Blueberries produce fruit on canes years about 2-5. After year 5, the cane generally is in decline. You want to remove those at the base close to the soil line. It will send up new canes that will fruit for a few years as well.
If the leaves are variegated and look like a skeleton of green on the veins, that's the problem described in the video. You'd want to lower the pH. The reason is because a ugh pH locks of iron so that the blueberry cannot absorb it through the roots. Yes an iron foilar spray will work but long term it will not work. You need to lower the soil pH. You can use blueberry specific fertilizers or vinegar. Vinegar needs to be mixed at either 1 tablespoon or 1 cup per gallon of water, don't remember which lol.
After that, just keep the center relatively open. Prune back after fruiting has occured so that the bush can regrow new growth and produce berries again next season. Good luck and hope it helps :)
@@matthewkheyfets1309 ok thx I was going to get some ammonium sulfate and some sawdust . also have you ever tried coffee grounds Coffee PH is very low also and a good nutrient fertilizer.. Ill try the vinegar that would be easy.. I think id rather have Espresso Berries though.. lol
@@matthewkheyfets1309 coffee ph is 4.5-6 almost perfect.. the higher altitude beans are lower PH.
@@dangatton7138 coffee ground don't actually lower the pH. If you use unused coffee ground, it will work because the acidity is there. However, used coffee ground are...well used. When you make coffee, the acidity is largely in the coffee you just brewed and the grounds are much more neutral, maybe slightly acidic at best in pH. However, make sure if you use coffee grounds as fertilizer, which I think they do contain nice amounts of NPK, make sure the water used is pretty good because coffee grounds are also a decent filter so some heavy metals like Mercury could be cought. I don't know if this is exactly true, but don't want to mess with that anyways.
Ditch the saw dust. Don't bother. It will kill your plants in the long run.
@@matthewkheyfets1309 ya it was just a Idea.. thx alot.. I have alot of grounds..
Aluminum Sulfate NO!
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Ammonium sulfate. But I'm with you on the no anyway.
Add diluted apple cider vinegar to your soil. You will have tons of berries.
Have you tried this? Is it just the acidity or other there other goodies in it?
Why can't I subscribe to this channel?
Im confused now, I have heard that blue berry need an alkine soil and PH level should be 8 , you now said you need to lowering Ph level
الحجاز العظيم no, definitely need 4 to 5 pH.
Andreas Hatz
Thank I have thinking for long time its need 8 PH soil , I saw your video coincidence, and I get shocked!! then checked other farmers videos and showed the same thing, thanks alot
No. No. No. You will kill them dead
Renee Brown
Okay, noted
Acidic for sure max ph 5.5
His voice reminds me of science class... haha thanks for the info! Need to bring my ph down!