Thanks for sharing. I bought a barefoot, but it only has two stems sticking up out of the plastic wrapping and they are dry and brittle no green to be seen. Does that mean the plant is dead? Will new stems develop
More than likely it's still in it's dormant stage. The root and base should have arrived moist. Most do arrive like twigs as long as moisture was present in shipping they should be good. I've even kept mine in the fridge a few days before planting and they did great. The key is to keep them from drying out before planting.
Yeah I was taught to stop where the green of the plant starts on the trunk or where the brown stops. Yes you should leave some space. I have not had any rot issues but mine are planted high on the mulch mound. We put mulch around them but most of it settles down. Main thing is to keep them high on your mound for good drainage.
What state is this? Do you plant in direct sunlight? It appeared that the bushes were planted in partial shade. Do you use organic pine mulch or does it matter? thanks for you help, we,re trying to plant some blueberry bushes for the first time
This last batch of plants get morning shade and seem to be doing well so far. Most of the plants are in full sun. They do better. We get our pine bark fines 20+ yards at a time. They are all natural, ground up at a wood processing yard. It's better to plant in the natural pine bark fines so you know what you are getting and they are good for the ph of the blueberry plants. Oh yeah and we are north FL
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Thanks for sharing. I bought a barefoot, but it only has two stems sticking up out of the plastic wrapping and they are dry and brittle no green to be seen. Does that mean the plant is dead? Will new stems develop
More than likely it's still in it's dormant stage. The root and base should have arrived moist. Most do arrive like twigs as long as moisture was present in shipping they should be good. I've even kept mine in the fridge a few days before planting and they did great. The key is to keep them from drying out before planting.
i was told not to pack the mulch up to the plant stem, to leave about 2inches clearance to reduce risk of rot. What are your thoughts?
Yeah I was taught to stop where the green of the plant starts on the trunk or where the brown stops. Yes you should leave some space. I have not had any rot issues but mine are planted high on the mulch mound. We put mulch around them but most of it settles down. Main thing is to keep them high on your mound for good drainage.
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What state is this? Do you plant in direct sunlight? It appeared that the bushes were planted in partial shade. Do you use organic pine mulch or does it matter? thanks for you help, we,re trying to plant some blueberry bushes for the first time
This last batch of plants get morning shade and seem to be doing well so far. Most of the plants are in full sun. They do better. We get our pine bark fines 20+ yards at a time. They are all natural, ground up at a wood processing yard. It's better to plant in the natural pine bark fines so you know what you are getting and they are good for the ph of the blueberry plants. Oh yeah and we are north FL
Thank you! We're in NC and it helps to determine zone.
@@moodyfamily1543 I get my plants from NC....Finch blueberry nursery. Ck them out. Have good results from them.