Here are a few that you can check out. Illinois Local Foods has a recorded webinar called Growing Great Blackberries th-cam.com/video/n3js9w_-1DA/w-d-xo.html Illinois Extension has some older, but relevant information on raspberries web.extension.illinois.edu/raspberries/varieties.cfm University of Minnesota has a bit more updated information extension.umn.edu/fruit/growing-raspberries-home-garden
The sawdust may be too fine of texture to be used as a mulch. Arborist woodchips work well as a mulch, because they are coarser textured which allows good water and air flow in to the soil. They will not mat down like other shredded wood mulches. Pine bark often is larger in size, but bark has a waxy coating that repels water so there is a chance the mulch layer will impede water flow into the soil underneath. A good mulch in this situation is pine needle mulch. It will not mat down and allows good water and airflow into the soil. In Illinois pine needle mulch can be hard to come by, which is why I turn to arborist woodchips, a low-cost alternative.
By doing annual maintenance pruning in late winter, you should be able to remove the older, less productive canes each year and open up the canopy of the bush. This will allow more light penetration into the base of the plant and promote new cane or shoot growth. Also, providing a sufficient amount of fertilizer each year will help, as well as amble soil moisture throughout the growing season.
Earliblue is the earliest ripening variety that would be suited for zone 6. It typically ripens during the first week of June, with harvest lasting about 3 weeks.
@@bronwynaly9218 What type of blueberries would you recommend on a new farm. I am in northern mexico. We are mexicos largest apple growing zone. At 6500 feet altitude. We get 800 to 1100 chill hours. I would be planning to do it in coco fibre bags to avoid alkaline soils
There are several sources for netting. They main things to look for is the mesh size, ¾” works well, and UV rating. Most netting should last several years if stored properly and not left out in the sun year round. The link below is a commercial company but has good information. Netting from big box stores tends to be rigid and probably doesn’t have much UV protection. You need netting that is easy to work with for draping over support structure and “sewing” together if needed. www.birdbgone.com/blueberry-netting
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Very good info, cheers.
This was so helpful! Do you have one on raspberry/blackberry?
Here are a few that you can check out. Illinois Local Foods has a recorded webinar called Growing Great Blackberries th-cam.com/video/n3js9w_-1DA/w-d-xo.html
Illinois Extension has some older, but relevant information on raspberries web.extension.illinois.edu/raspberries/varieties.cfm
University of Minnesota has a bit more updated information extension.umn.edu/fruit/growing-raspberries-home-garden
Thank you for the video. I have a pine tree bark - is it good for mulch? or better use a sawdust of pine tree? or maybe mix them in some proportion?
The sawdust may be too fine of texture to be used as a mulch. Arborist woodchips work well as a mulch, because they are coarser textured which allows good water and air flow in to the soil. They will not mat down like other shredded wood mulches. Pine bark often is larger in size, but bark has a waxy coating that repels water so there is a chance the mulch layer will impede water flow into the soil underneath. A good mulch in this situation is pine needle mulch. It will not mat down and allows good water and airflow into the soil. In Illinois pine needle mulch can be hard to come by, which is why I turn to arborist woodchips, a low-cost alternative.
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I have 2 acre of blueberries.is there a way to encourage new shoot growth.
Thanks great presentation.
Wayne
Springhill farms
By doing annual maintenance pruning in late winter, you should be able to remove the older, less productive canes each year and open up the canopy of the bush. This will allow more light penetration into the base of the plant and promote new cane or shoot growth. Also, providing a sufficient amount of fertilizer each year will help, as well as amble soil moisture throughout the growing season.
Thank you
Is there a type of blueberry bush we here in zone 6 that we can harvest in spring and early summer June
Earliblue is the earliest ripening variety that would be suited for zone 6. It typically ripens during the first week of June, with harvest lasting about 3 weeks.
@@bronwynaly9218 What type of blueberries would you recommend on a new farm. I am in northern mexico. We are mexicos largest apple growing zone. At 6500 feet altitude. We get 800 to 1100 chill hours. I would be planning to do it in coco fibre bags to avoid alkaline soils
what kind of net did you use?
There are several sources for netting. They main things to look for is the mesh size, ¾” works well, and UV rating. Most netting should last several years if stored properly and not left out in the sun year round. The link below is a commercial company but has good information. Netting from big box stores tends to be rigid and probably doesn’t have much UV protection. You need netting that is easy to work with for draping over support structure and “sewing” together if needed.
www.birdbgone.com/blueberry-netting
Спасибо за видео ! Сделайте пожалуйста субтитры на русском языке .
Thank you for your video! Make please subtitles in Russian.
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I have 10 acres of wild blueberries I'm going to turn it into a farm.