Growing Blueberries From Planting to Harvest
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Blueberries are one of nature’s superfoods, crammed with essential nutrients, minerals and health-boosting polyphenols. Fortunately for health-conscious gardeners, they’re very easy to grow - if you get the soil conditions right.
Treated right, blueberries will reward you with heavy crops of delicious, dusky berries.
In this short video we’ll show you how to plant, grow and prune your bushes for great crops of these impressively nutritious berries.
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We have about 10 blueberry plants - one of which is over 50 years old. So plant them well, treat them well, and you'll have blueberries for a long time!
One is over 50 years old?! That's just incredible!
We have a almost 100yr old rhubarb in the side yard,its amazing how its just come back year after year.. We keep it fenced in its spot... West Virginia
My nan had a collection of over 100 year old roses. Once a care worker came to help my granddad get to the bathroom (he had dementia). She said my nans garden was beautiful and asked if she could take some plants for her own garden. My nan said yes and to help herself. The care worker didn't divide any of the plants, take seeds or cuttings. She dug the most beautiful of the 100 year old roses up and took it home.
@@bluebowser3121 That's a shame, she probably didn't realise just how special and old the rose was or that there was a better way. If she wasn't an experienced gardener she might not even know about dividing, cuttings etc. as a means of propagating.
@@danyoutube7491 rubbish! You don't remove someone's entire plant - how awful of a person to do that - careworker my foot! Opportunist definitely, criminal; possibly
We grow a variety called Pink Lemonade. The berries take on a deep burgundy color instead of the deep blue. The birds don't realize they're ripe and have a tendency to leave them alone. I find Pink Lemonade to be a bit sweeter than regular blueberries.
Thanks for the tip there. It's good to know they attract less attention from the birds.
I'm watching my Pink Lemonade blueberry very closely. It's blooming pink/white where we live north of Covington, Louisiana.
* First spring in the ground; planted it last fall. (Have had the plant growing in increasingly larger container since about 2015.)
For the pink lemonade cross pollination, can I use a northern highbush variety or do I have to use rabbiteye type?
@@rahamanmohammed Rabbiteye type, they ensure much higher yields for pink lemonade.
How awesome!! In looking into the pink lemonade variety
I planted my blueberries in a mix of one half sand and one half peat moss. The berries absolutely love it. I dug the hole and lined it with this mixture. Blueberries also love coffee grounds! Thank you for the great information!
Will have to try the coffee grounds, thanks
where'd you get hold of the sand and peat moss?
I love blueberries, picked them for for four summers at a farm in the south of England. I'm now living in France and am dedicating a quarter of my polytunnel to this wonderful fruit. From experience I recommend, Bluecrop, Herbert, Patriot, Duke, Spartan and Earlyblue.
my blueberries took several years before they really started cranking out the fruit. I also put some coffee grounds on them occasionally for acid. oh yeah, not just wild birds I have to fight to keep my chickens out of them too. :)
I remember the first time my blueberries cropped at my allotment. I went down to pick them and they were all gone, I was furious that someone had knicked them. The next day the plot was covered in purple Badger poo, and I was like "oh, that's where they went!". I've always netted them after that.
Thieves in the night!
😂
My son bought my wife a blueberry bush for Mothers Day, so this video was very helpful Thanks
We are lucky enough to have inherited blueberry plants on our land, plus we’ve planted more. Highbush varieties do well in my area.(Upstate NY)
I am a first time blueberry grower in Canada. I have the Hat Top, Duke, Elliot, and Pink Lemonade planted on 12” pots. I hope they would bear fruits next year. Thanks for video! 💕
How did it go?
im a first timer in growing anything other than flowers and anything other than non-food plants and this is very helpful, im super excited for when ill be able to start working on them this year
Thank you for the blueberry pruning tips. Last year was my first time growing. We get -30C winters here with high winds. I protected them with two layers of burlap for shrubs and hope it did the trick.
just got 3 baby blue berries plants yesterday , Soon as i woke up this am i went on youtube to find some advice on planting tips , seen the growveg and was super happy , advice i trust 100%
I really want to grow blueberries one day. The pink lemonade variety stands out the most to me.
Awesome! I’m going to give it a try and plant some this spring!
We have 12 blueberry bushes! They’re all delicious, and a few of my favorite varieties are Jersey, Duke & Patriot. Thank you for the informative videos!
This was a easy follow video. I'm very grateful for the information you shared.
I will try these next year. TY for the 411 on blueberries.
This is great and concise. Just bought a plant along with acidic soil. Will wait a while before planting out maybe. Thankyou.
Yay, I've been waiting for this for soo long!!!
I bought a blueberry bush today....great tips thank you 🖒👌
Pink Lemonade, very sweet. Also patriot blueberry is very enjoyable.
Best instructions I've heard so far
Thank you for your so much for your explanation on how to grow Blueberries
Thank you so much for short and informative video!
I’ve just had my first summer of blueberries with 2 plants planted in tubs. Duke and Spartan they worked well together and I had lots of fruit. Very addictive so I’m going to add to my collection next spring. Thanks for the tips of how to prune.from Luxembourg
They really are very addictive aren't they - and so versatile!
Am going to try them this year on my allotment. The ones in the video look so juicy thank you for the inspiration.
I love a variety of blueberries. We have Patriot, Legacy and Chandler - they are the favorites but we also have Duke, Bluecrop and some of the species berries, very tiny and really sweet if we leave them alone.
Thanks so much for this information! Currently I'm learning how to work on my family's blueberry farm and this is really helpful education.
cool video thanks have just planted some at the start of the year 5 different ones so will see how I get on new to the planting but loving it keep growing everyone
Honestly I don’t know what verities I have. The 6 bushes I have were here before I moved in. They produce a lot of berries though and all are in a raised bed. I love them!
Beautiful blue berries growing , nice harvest the fruit , thanks for sharing to us such informative and good garden work content
Next year I want to get started on these as well!! Good vlogs thx!!
I water everyday twice (I’m in west Texas) and they are doing wonderful I also added soil acidifier to the soil
Yes, I have 6 bushes: among them Bluecrop, Premier and a super pollinator in the middle of them called Climax. Love bluebs, too!
Not heard of Climax - will have a look, thanks.
As someone who loves blueberries this channel is wholesome ❤️
I love picking blueberries !
This video was very helpful thank you very much
Such a beautiful blueberries plants 👍💕 thanks for sharing
Wow I'm going to grow these, very helpful video thank you.
I've grown some on pots but moved out to the country and through the move they didn't make it. They do very well here in Florida so I will be get 20+ more soon. I want my own blueberry patch😁
I purchased 2 blueberry plants several years ago and planted them in a too shady part of the garden. They languished for years, never producing any flowers. I dug each of them up in prep to toss them , and thinking to give them one more chance, I put them in containers. Along came our new puppy and chewed on the tops of the branches in the winter. I thought they were done for but that next spring, they bloomed and blossomed and provided our first harvest of deliciousness! The Resiliency of Plants!
That’s incredible. The impromptu problem pruning did the trick!
Thank you so much for this guide! 😊
Brigitta is the best Highbush blueberry! Tall plant, large berries & very aromatic in flavour.
I live in northern Norway and as such can find these berries almost anywhere. When I’m out hiking during autumn it’s fantastic to find a big natural garden of blueberries. They are so delicious, much much better than store bought.
What an amazing thing to find on your hikes!
Ahhhhh right. This is why mine lone bush remains fruitless and stunted for growth. On it. Thanks for this video!!
I'm planning on planting bluebrees this spring.
Been growing high bush northern varieties for around 7 years now.Bluecrop, Bluegold,Duke, Spartan, and a Pink Lemonade. All are grown in 50- 65cm pots, Tend to feed them with an organic feed in spring (lifecycle by ecothrive ) along with some sulfur to lower the PH and will top up once the berries start to form.
Pink lemonade is a bit late for my zone but still produces fruit at Lat 55 north but the fruit size is smaller than that of bluecrop. Great video and tips
That sounds like a great list of varieties. :-)
I got a sunshine blue and a bluecrop and the berries this year were lovely and sweet can't wait for next year's crop because the plants are growing beautiful here in Ireland this year
Great to hear that Mark!
I'll be trying to apply this
"fresh is best" I used to think this too, until I found my toddler sat with the freezer open, demolishing a tub of frozen blueberries. I tried one and I was surprised how much sweeter they were. The perfect snack on a hot day!
Awww 😢😊 Sometimes babies lead the way. So cute!
Frozen blueberries could be dangerous for your little one if frozen solid e.g. like a marble and baby could choke on one, so please be aware 😲
I feel the same about pineapple...slice and freeze it. Nothing better on a warm day. Thank me later
Hi: I live in North Carolina, USDA 7B. We have many varieties in our state since we have a 500-1000 chilling hours. This temperatures allow to plant some Northern and Southern High bush varieties as well as all the Rabbiteye varieties. I started with Premier (rabbiteye variety), and just planted near 10 new varieties to include early to late varieties so we can enjoy them for a longer period. The Premier variety I have for five years; and is wonderful because the sweetness, perfect flavors and produce for near two months.
Might have to try Premier
I just bought 4 blueberry plants because they are my favourite fruit. I have high hopes LOL
Just planted them this fall, trying landscaping with edible items 😊🫐
I got three types for cross-pollination, one is a pink lemonade thats supposed to be even sweeter than blue ones.
Sounds like you should expect a bumper crop - enjoy!
Jersey blueberries. Finally getting fruit after four years. We have sandy soil here in nj but I'm not sure about the ph. I'm going to test it after seeing your video. Thank you so much for sharing your garden knowledge. 💗🌻🍁
You're very welcome Linda.
This was the best, most informative, and concise video I've seen on growing blueberries. I tried to grow blueberry bushes several years ago. This video gives me the confidence to try again. Thank you! Also, I love your Growveg garden planner. Reasonably priced and well worth it! Best!
Thanks for that Kelly, really appreciated. Good luck with your fresh attempt at blueberries.
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Gm, thanks for this very informative and detailed video about blueberries!🤗 Perfect timing, I am planning to grow blueberries for my zone 5b/6a area in the Spring. I have started my 2021 garden list with new additions with excitement!😊 Stay blessed and safe! 🦋10/9/20🦋
I bet you're loving putting together your 2021 list - so much promise and excitement! Good luck with your blueberries and all you grow.
Very informative thanks
Ah, thank you so much for this! I'm in my first year of having blueberries. I have 5 plants, of 2 different varieties. They're all in pots and I'm terrible for forgetting to water so I'm going to have to rectify that. Thank you so much for your advice on pruning, I'll do that in the winter.
try to do selfwatering pots.
@@helderandre1907 what are self watering pots?
Maybe try setting an alarm to go check on them each day? I'm TERRIBLE for forgetting things (ADD is a thing) so that's how I deal with things that need to be remembered.
Thanks. A very tempting crop and sound economics. I once grew a blueberry bush in my neutral soil by filling its large planting hole with leaf mould and composted oak saw dust. It grew and bore some fruit but never really thrived. My sister used a not as big as I would have expected plant pot with bagged ericaceous compost and had berry yields that far exceeded mine by its second summer. I would definitely use a large pot if I try again.
Sage advice and thanks for sharing your experiences. :-)
Thank for your blueberries, tutorial, very interesting, I might try them in the little garden we have. Or a large plant pot, thanks again. Have a great day
Thanks so much, and you.
Very interesting. One can tell this is an "old" video. You have improved enormously your editing and image quality. You have excellent levels now. Your smile and friendliness remain all over your TH-cam journey. Well done!
Thank you so much, that's so kind of you to say. I really value your support - it's great to have you along on the channel. Happy gardening!
yes here I am again blueberries too those two strawberries and this bluberries i love to grow in the pot..
Thanks for watching. Hope your strawberries and blueberries do really well. :-)
thanks for the tips , I just bought a plant . love growing plants in soil rather than pots but am going to take an exception with my blueberries coz I don't know my soil pH
I got a huge amount of ants in my room but I was germinating mint in my room and getting ready to plant it outside. When the mint started growing, I didn’t see any ants in my room anymore though. And even though I don’t have the mint in my room anymore I rarely see any ants in my room anymore. Many bugs and garden pests like squirrels and birds hate any type of mint. Peppermint probably works the best. If u are having problems with bugs in ur house, don’t bother buying anything expensive to get rid of them. Grow some sort of mint in a small pot in ur house. Mint is super easy to grow and germinates fast. Or if u wanna protect ur outdoor garden, grow some mint in a small container and put it next to ur plants. U can always just grow it next to the plant u wish to protect but I like just having it in a small container or grow bag so I can move it around if I want it next to a different plant. Mint is perennial plant so luckily it’ll grow back next year so it can protect ur plants again. And mint attracts pollinators as well so if one of ur plants needs more pollination u can put the mint next to it to help attract pollinators. Catnip is also a type of mint plant that pests hate and pollinators are attracted to. Catnip is much taller than regular mint. And it’s purple and very pretty and can survive cool weather more and is known for growing like a weed.
Interesting - thanks for sharing this. :-)
Hello am a new subscriber. I found this video really helpful, Just signed up for my first allotment. So have lots to learn. Looking forward to watching more of your videos. Thankyou so much👏👏👏
Thanks for subscribing. You'll love your first allotment!
Early this year I took on a neglected allotment that has 7 blue berry bushes, consequently I do not know what varieties they are. However they are in fruit and I’ve started putting used coffee grounds around the base of each bush asI understand they add acidity. Next will be a pine mulch. Looking forward to harvesting these beauties.
Great to have inherited such a good number of blueberry bushes. I hope they do well for you.
@@GrowVeg I’ve also inherited other ‘stuff’, hemp, mares tail and common mugwort and a very large clump of yellow iris.
We love live in the PNW. And can have frost anytime of year . High Desert climate
Thanks for the video
Been growing in Southern California, and our favorites are Jellybean and Peach Sorbet. Super sweet and prolific. And they don’t require a ton of chill hours!
Great suggestions. :-)
O’Dear something ells I want😅 I am cutting out a veg patch in my lawn at the moment but think come spring I will get a couple of large pot and two blueberry bushes, I just love them and eat them most days . Great video. Thanks
Do it Jill - you won't regret it!
I grew a low bush European blueberry, berries were very few but very tasty .
The plants demise came with the arrival of a mini digger during home improvements.
I live in southeastern Brazil and bought a highbush seedling. The fruit is becoming popular here for its antioxidant capacity, and has adapted very well to the climate of even the warmest regions.
That's interesting to learn you are growing it in Brazil. I've have thought it would be too hot there - but clearly not!
Good blueberries i like it is good healthy healthy fruits
I purchased 26 blueberry bushes to plant today....Tifblue, Centurion, Muffin, Powder Blue, Reki, Delite, Climax, Blue Dawn, Tasty Blue, Duke..and one or two I'm forgetting. A mix of Rabbit Eye and Northern Highbush...we have quite a few options here in New Zealand. Fingers crossed they all do well. Cool vid!
Oh wow - that is quite some list! What an incredible array of delicious varieties. Good luck with them all!
possibly the happiest dude I've seen yet. excellent.
Thanks so much! :-)
I have grown then in a shallow marginal shelf with great success. That was over 400m above sea level, in extremely acidic soil.
To the point! Good vid 👍
How I wish to harvest that for real Love watching from the Philippines♥
Thanks for info
Very interesting thank you
Ahh blueberries might explain those lucid moments
Great stuff.
Interesting blueberry facts. I tried growing it one year and it didn't make it pass winter.
Thank you! 😉👍
I have small blueberry bushes, I cannot recall which varieties. A tree fell on one plant and I recovered one next to it and moved it to the hillside in back. I now have three plants back there. I am also trying to grow from seed inside the house. I saw a video that mentioned they take a long time to germinate, but I watched another just today where a man says his germinated in just 10-14 days! I SHOULD have blueberry seedlings, beans, and molokhiya (an Egyptian spinach) seedlings - but it looks I have much more unidentifiable seedlings! Thanks for the video, as always such a delight!
Thanks Jennifer. Good luck with the seeds!
Good job!
Thanks for the tips I planted some last year and got a few berries ,hoping for more this year , wasn’t sure what feed to use to keep them happy , now I know 😀
Glad to have helped Lynda. Good luck for this year - berries in the offing I hope!
How are the plants 2+ years on
I live next to a blueberry farm that was forgotten for several decades. It’s in a bog so it gets acid soil. The owner of the property lets me harvest the berries. It’s also full of wild huckleberries.
How superb that you get to harvest what you want - a great resource!
Thank you so much for sharing! I'm in the middle of turning my front and back yards into fruit/veggie gardens! And I'm at the point where I can pick my first crops to plant! I wasn't sure if blueberries would work out here, but seeing your video gave me the courage to try it out!
My local nursery has only one variety called "jersey", so that's what I'll use! I also ordered raspberries since I found they like an acidic soil as well! I'm excited to start my own little urban edible garden! 😊
What a wonderful journey you're setting out on. I'm wishing you a very bountiful year! :-)
@@GrowVeg thank you so much! 😊❤️ I'm looking for another variety in nurseries near me to improve the produce, but it's not easy to find. Worst case scenario, I'll order online.
I hope your garden has a bountiful harvest as well! And I hope it brings you as much joy as mine does 😊
We just started our blueberry plants this season here in NY.
EXCITED to start having our own crop.
We have Elliot , late season, and Patriot, early season.
I'm wanting to get mid season soon.
That's a great start already - I hope they do well for you. :-)
@@GrowVeg TY!:)
Hi we have 2 blueberries in pots they had lots of fruit on it but the fruit from one of the bushes are very small and sour .I don’t know where I went wrong .Thank you for your wonderful videos .I’ve learned so much from you .We live in Melbourne Australia 😊
Hi E K. Not sure why the berries might have turned small and sour. Make sure to feed them properly and, of course, keep them properly watered so they have all the resources they need to grow. Thanks for watching the videos. :-)
It's such a peaceful life, beautiful nature and fresh fruits. No greedy corporations and board director. Wonderful. And it's an honor to have you visit our channel, we can discuss more about our experiences in harvesting and building farms.
Thanks!!!!!!
4:58 How old is that blueberry plant you're harvesting from, and roughly what height? The berries look so tempting. Great video, please keep them coming, Sir !
That blueberry is about four years old, so pretty much fully established, and around three feet (90cm) tall.
Thanks for the really informative video, I have 2 blueberry plants On my allotment (Duke variety) and they had a fabulous crop this year 😊
I love blueberries, and I grow them cos they're so expensive in the shops and I need a lot of them to keep me happy :-D I have 6 or 7 now and one is a pink blue berry, got that last year (pink lemonade) and it's nice and sweet even when it's not quite ripe and the birds don't trust them just yet. I build a fruit.cat cage as just a net didn't deter magpies, so one pulling and pulling at the net trying to get it off and lucky for me it was weighted down with a brick, when I grew them in pots lots of those yew beetles laid their eggs, apparently on our allotment they like hydrangeas and a few other things I can't remember just now. In the Netherlands we call is taxus beetle but it's gone mad ;-)
I've got a pink lemonade blueberry too. Waiting for it to fruit - I'm hoping this year is it!
Ive just bought 2 different blueberry plants and will be putting in pots this weekend ive already bought some ericacious potting soil and some ericacious plant feed so i think im ready.
Ive never grown them so fingers crossed they do well
I'm sure they will. Enjoy!
Thank u, I watch your TH-cam videos daily so I'm learning lots from u 😊
Will be our grandson s first year 💜to pick
What a wonderful thing for him to experience Rhonda. :-)
Making some blueberry muffins today in January . From frozen berries
Brilliant! The freezer is one of the gardener's best friends.