Nice content and addition to your channel. However, not a fan of the ASMR style microphone. Too sterile for a garden. The whole point of gardening for *me, is to be with nature & hear the outdoor sounds.
I just bought 2 blueberry bushes for this company. Can you tell me if I can add bone meal when planting? They are quite small. Want to make sure they are healthy and don’t want to over fertilize. I also bought some of the 20 gallon lines grow bags from you as well Kevin to plant my blueberries in! Thanks for the feedback
You mentioned you used a local sourced potting mix, can you let me know what that is? I think I'm close to your area and I'd love to have a good recommendation on locally sourced mix. One of my goals for this year was to have a couple blueberry plants in my container garden so thank you for this video! Other than BerryBux, do you have any other favorites for our area?
Also FYI, since vinegar (5% storebought) has a pH around 3, you can do a 1 in 100ish dilution and land at pH 5. Ends up being around 1fluid ounce per gallon of water.
I have my blueberries in a whiskey barrel planter, until 3yrs ago I was having one struggle and yellow for years, in various soil mixes and acidifiers but soil tests kept saying it was alkaline (short of dumping vinegar on it nothing helped); then I looked up solutions and long story short, i found one guy who said he grows his in straight up peat moss to fix the alkaline soil problem. Now, both the previously struggling one and the 3yr old bush have grown massively and i get like a quart full of berries each year. Easily was the best advice I found.
@@Jules-740 I never let it dry out. I give it a soak every 2 days (3 if its been a cool week) , plus I use straw mulch to keep the top from drying out. Sure the straw will also clump and get hydrophobic too when it gets dry as well. But i just use my fingers to agitate and de-thatch it before I water. This spring tho, I topped it with compost (since I was topping off my fruit trees with it), then added new straw mulch because the squirrels kicked all the old straw out of the pot all winter and early spring. The yield now is much more than I’ve ever had.
Good for you. My nephew started out like you. As a kid he loved plants and always said he wanted to be a farmer. As a teen he started to work at a green house nursery. His boss recognizes his potential and advised him to study horticulture (plant specialist, gardening etc). Well eventually he get a degree in horticulture. He met his future wife also at the greenhouse. He helps manage it too:. He has fabulous. container gardens in his back yard . Stick with it. Growing food never goes out of style. It’s really cool when grow it yourself:) Good luck!
My old neighbor gardened till the day he died. He was tough as nails and grew the best dahlias and chrysanthemum in our area. I watched this guy at 95 years old turn his garden over with a shovel. Heck I couldn't even do that.
Good video for beginners. Soil acidity is the most important thing to know about taking care of blueberries. Selecting the right container size before you buy the plant is good advice in general, not just with blueberries.
Hubby just bought me early birthday gift plants. I planted a nice healthy looking blueberry in a big pot from some other plant. I hope it will do well. I used a mixture of top soil, manure and potting soil and citrus soil. Now I just need to be patient. It looks happy so far. I also got a pink flowering strawberry:)
Thank you, thank you!! No rambling with stuff and nonsense. Meg told us exactly what we needed to know AND her demeanor is very pleasant, and her voice is soothing and enjoyable to listen to. Glad that your video came up.
From first hand experience, it is not necessary to limit your plant selection to "container" varieties. I learned a lot from a professor who taught agriculture at a Texas University specializing in fruits and nuts. And he had a large personal green house. He grew a huge assortment of fruits in containers. Most of those containers were well under 20 gallons. We are talking trees. NOT dwarf varieties. He selected the very best varieties for his purposes. The container naturally limits the size of the plant, but not the size of the fruit itself. The yield matches the plant size. This was perfect for my purposes. I grew my own "urban orchard" with most of my fruits in containers. I used 14 gallon rubbermaid totes with drain holes drilled in the bottom. For example, I grew 2 full sized varieties of sweet cherries. The containers limited the plant size to short enough that I could tend to them without a ladder. For an experiment, I even grew a full sized variety of mulberry tree in a container and that's amazing given that it has a central tap root. Remember, the variety was full sized, but the container limited the plant growth. For me, blueberries were the easiest fruit to grow of all that I tried. As I recall, I grew around 5 varieties so that I could have ripe blueberries from early until frost. Each one was a full sized variety selected for the very best characteristics for my purpose. At 14 gallon pots,, I doubt that there was much of a dwarfing effect. Do not limit your choices to "container" varieties. Pick the very best varieties for your purpose. The container will limit root growth. The plant will limit it's canopy size to it's root capacity. Naturally dwarfing the plant if necessary. Growing fruits in containers causes the plant to fruit early in its lifespan compared to growing in ground. But I never got blueberries until at least year 2. So if your viewers don't get blueberries that first year, don't abandon your plants. General notes from my experience growing fruits in containers. 1. My plants needed a ton of water. I had to water heavily every day in the summer. (Probably smaller "container" sized plants would need less water. But the selection is limited and the yield is directly related to plant size.) 2. Bird nets were absolutely necessary. But bird net snags on everything it touches and rips up everything it snags. Leaves, fruit, and finger nails. Do not drape your nets directly on the plants because the birds can still sit on the plant and reach much of your fruit from there. But more importantly, you'll rip up your plant and fruit each time you remove the net for harvest. Save yourself a bunch of hassle, save your plant, and save your fruit, build a simple frame over your plant. Wood works. I used pvc pipe. Most of my plants were under a pvc pipe archway. The same frame supported frost cover in spring and fall. 3. Don't rush to harvest. Especially blueberries. Many fruits, including blueberries turn color long before they are ripe. If the berry doesn't release easily from the plant, it's not ripe. And many varieties ripen over a long time window. That is, some of the berries are ripe long before others on the same plant. (This is a poor characteristic for commercial growers who want to harvest the entire field at once, but is often a great characteristic for home growers that wants to eat fresh every day.) For best flavor, pick only the ripe ones. Let the rest hang on the plant For blueberries, there's a long time window to harvest any given ripe berry. As it hangs longer, it gets sweeter, but gets softer. Of course, at some point it becomes mush. Note that berries do NOT ripen once they are removed from the plant.
@@firecloud77 equal parts 1) pine bark fines . Usually packaged as SMALL pine bark mulch. Not large chunks. 2) peat. Available at walmart, home depot, etc. 3) compost. NOT composted manure. Probably not mushroom compost. Controlled release fertilizer ** for acid loving plants **. 1 tbsp / gallon of soil. gypsum. 1 tbsp gypsum/ gallon (adds Ca, S) epsom salts. 1 tbsp /gallon. (adds mg, S) I use 14 gallon rubbermaid totes with a few drain holes. Blueberries need full sun. Their roots need to stay damp but not wet. Don't rush to pick when they turn blue. Wait until they easily roll off when you pick. B blueberries have a long window during which to harvest it's berries. Pick what you want for the day, leave the rest for the next day. To get fruit, you'll need two plants of different varieties of the same type. Maybe wo different northern high bush varieties, for example (depending upon where you live.) For maintenance, when the buds swell in the spring, sprinkle time controlled release fertilizer for ACID LOVING plants. Fertilize with epsom salts a few times per year. Add gypsum in August. In fall, add a handful of garden sulfer. Blueberries are really easy to grow and if you wait until they are ripe to pick, they are far better than grocery store blueberries.
@@mistyblu4485 Sorry, my previous reply must have not saved correctly. Equal parts 1) pine bark fines. Usually packaged as *SMALL* pine bark mulch. 2) peat moss. 3) Compost. NOT composted manure. Then add 1 tbsp / gallon each of A) controlled release fertilizer for acid loving plants. B) gypsum. C) epsom salts. Ongoing fertilizer: in spring add controlled release fertilizer for acid loving plants. Add epsom salts a few times per year. More fertilizer after harvest. Add gypsum late summer. In fall, add garden sulfer.
Perfect timing. I have become obsessed with blueberries. My two cattle troughs, along with the raised beds, will be dedicated to blueberries this year. My current in-ground plants were started using sphagnum peat as a base. It sounds like better control of soil condition can be achieved in a raised bed type environment. Thank you for the great information. The fuse is lit.
Thank you for posting this video, I've been tote containers for 4 yrs now on my balcony. Meg gave GREAT tips however she did not explain how to over winter the blueberries. I live in Ontario and our winters get quite cold. Thanks again
I love Meg! I am currently only able to container garden and Meg has helped me so much over the years. I don’t know why I haven’t grown any blueberries yet but this has me planning on starting some in the spring! Thanks! :)
Kevin's container berry video was the first one I ever saw on the Epic Gardening channel a few years ago and I've been subscribed ever since. It is a bucket list garden dream to grow container berries and citrus plants for me! Meg has tickled my dream with her informative delivery and confidence ❤ 🌱
My mom bought two blueberry plants 2 years ago cause she loves them, I do not. Well my mom promptly forget about them and it fell to my responsibility to care for them. I managed to get them in large containers and they have survived, but barely produced. Probably because after watering them and giving them soil acidifier and berry tone stuff, I promptly ignore them to take care of the plants that are for me. 😆 With this video, I have a better understanding on how to care for them, and I will try to be better at taking care of them.
So glad to see a blueberry video I was wondering where they had gone. I bought a bunch of blueberry plants based on your other videos and wanted to say thank you for sharing your experience with us!
Love this video, she made it so clear on how to grow blueberries, but I was wondering what was the variety that can grow by itself without having to buy other varieties for pollination, thank you
I bought a bare-rooted Blueberry in San Marcos CA. Planted it in a large pot, good soil, and mulch, and 8 days later fed it. Before long Marcos CA. Before long new branches; and lovely leaves began the show. By December even those terrible winds did not hurt it, but broke two 6" avocado trees! Now it is full of blossoms and I love this new addition to my garden. It is going to have a large amount of fruit to enjoy.
What a wonderful video. A complete guide for growing blueberries answering all of the question a beginner would have. Thanks to Meg for all the information shared.
Even though we lost a few blueberry bushels here, it seems like a great starter plant for new gardeners. Great info! I haven't started gardening, but this definitely gives me the encouragement to try them in the fall.
Perfect timing. I've been thinking about the three bb bushes I planted in big pots two years ago. They have been a bit neglected, this inspires me to move them to a less forgetable area, fertilize and repot bigger! Thanks. Growing in the wet Scottish Borders.
That was a great video and I love every thing I see with Meg because she is in my zone and she makes everything so easy to understand! I might just try my hand at container blueberries this year! Love those containers too!!
This has gotten me very excited to try planting some Blueberries this spring. I know I likely won't have a harvest this year, but good things come to those who wait, and those who work for the results! Thanks for another awesome video!
Thank you!! This is so timely for me. I was wondering just this morning if my blueberry plants were really okay (they look okay, for now) and what I could do to ensure they stay healthy. Thanks for reminding me to test the soil.
My story is just like yours! Four dead bushes. So they were felled and I added soil acidifier. I have a 6' x 3' raised bed that I will plant two bushes in. Until they fill the bed I will plant some other things with them. Great video and very informative. I will say that irrigation is very important and, in my 6B-7 zone I might actually need shade cloth during the harshest of the summer sun.
I'm in the same zone & mine LOVE the scorching summer sun when everything else but the sunflowers hate it. They got all but early morning sun. But they're also 10' away from the pine trees so it's naturally acidic there. They handled the drought this year beautifully (heavy clay soil) & I only watered them 3x. Getting babies established, I'd use the shadecloth for sure, but for the most intense part of the day.
I first got the idea that blueberries would be a good idea to plant when I saw numerous wild blueberries growing everywhere around here. Apparently, they just love the native soil that also has a ton of red oaks growing nearby. Two years after planting to large bushes that were suited towards our zone 6A (Now 6B) climate, the became flush with blueberries! The first year I learned just how much birds and deer love them too, because despite the flush, I must have only had a few off of the bush! Every June I apply some netting and it seems to solve the pest problem!
I agree! They do far better in the ground if you have acid soil and I got blueberries the first year! The ones in containers took forever but took off once in the ground. Leaf mold is good for them too from my oak trees!
I always tell people with bird problems to feed them and keep them watered and they will leave your garden alone!! A lot of the time they steal our berries because they are thirsty as well!! Great tip! I’m sure it will help many!! Also, thanks for the tip about leaves falling off of them. I’m in Alabama and mine have fallen off. I get worried every year because usually one will come back and the other stays dead 😭
I just bought a couple of Blueberry plants and getting ready to plant them in containers. I was already to plant them, once I get some acidic soil or amendments, in a couple containers I had used before. Then you brought up making sure to have a large container to put them in. Mine were probably about 5 gallon. That's probably why my blueberries before didn't make it before. So, will be picking up a couple more pots as well. Very informative video! Thank you!!
This video is so helpful. We put pine or fir sawdust around our plants each year (in ground). Ours have been happy for many years. The pH is important.
Here in Brazil, this fruit is still little known, but if people knew how many benefits it brings to our health, they would certainly consume it more frequently. Thank you for the tips. Have a good night!
@@ganjalfcreamcorn8438- They have many, many hundreds of fruits in Brazil you and I have never heard of. All kinds of crazy stuff grows in the Amazon basin But yes, it's rather odd that there are parts of the world where people are totally unfamiliar with blueberries 🫐
I had a pollinator/fruit/edible garden installed in a small part of my front yard by a local company this fall and they added 3 native blueberries. Very excited!! These will be my first blueberries but I expect not my last.
@@redstarling5171 I got a big cutting (which I turned into several smaller ones) from my boyfriends mulberry tree this fall too! Going to have all the berries!
I have watched and loved so many of your wonderful videos, thanks! Meg is a great teacher and explained some things this old gardener has never heard explained before. I hope we can see more of her, and always more of you. Very much appreciated!
Great video, but wanted to offer a friendly correction that could really bum someone out if left unnoticed: she said to not worry about checking chill hours if you go to your local garden center, because they would only have stuff suited for your area. Hah, I wish 🥲 Home Depot and Lowe’s are notorious for shipping the same stuff everywhere. Here in SoCal they routinely sell lilacs, even near the ocean. Same with stone fruits that require like 800+ chill hours. Please check for what varieties work in your area before heading to the store!!!
Here in the SF bay area I found 55 gallon drum on craigslist for $10 each rinse them out cut them in half to make roughly 25 gallon pot and potted up 27 blueberries at five dollars a 25 gallon pot is great. It’s been six years and they are holding up strong
Perfect timing! My mom's blueberry plant is growing in a container and losing its leaves, so I started panicking! Going to get a soil test kit now! 🏃♀
Pro-tip, if you have pine trees around you, gather some pine starw and use that as your mulch. As it breaks down, it will continue to keep your soil acidic. Its also free :).
Thank you Meg! I’ve wanted to try growing blueberries for a while and hoped this would be the year, so your video is perfect timing and maybe the inspiration I need!! I’m also in NC so yeah, that clay soil is terrible and I only use containers, so again perfect video for me!🎉 Great tips! ❤ Also love how you mentioned feed the birds. I do as well to deter them from my garden. Also adding a bird bath especially helps in the summer to keep them from poking my tomatoes.😅
Thank you Kevin And Meg! Very information Didn’t think much when she was using your grow bag, over the 20 inch container I already have until she showed the little pocket that is for the drip line OMG, so excited definitely buying your grow bags!! I had it duct, taped, Jimmy rigged, you name it could not get my drip line to stay on my big containers for nothing. L O L. Once again, Thank you both. Hope to see more videos with you both
Excellent advice. I have blueberries in whiskey barrels. The acidifier shown is what I use and it’s really simple to use. I was advised to use a berry tone from the same brand but haven’t tried it yet. I had a small harvest my second year but the birds got to them first. I’ll be adding a net when the berries start forming. I do feed the birds and have a native plant bed for foraging options for birds but they took the berries anyway. I’ll see about adding more bird feeders as well. I have early bloomers. They bloom and harvest in early spring. I have the regular blue and also a pink lemonade. The fall colors they bring are really beautiful and are different depending on the variety. A really stunning show and well worth the bird issue.
Great vid. Nice concise, detailed. Definitely, beginner friendly. I left feeling confident that I could buy a blueberry bush and be successful in my area. Very valuable!
Is there a senior dating site revolving around the common theme of gardening and say old time preparedness once called life. I think I might subscribe to that. Doing everything alone is peaceful but it quickly gets old. Happy gardening everyone.
I can't believe any of my bushes have lasted as long as they have. I've started making some containers to replant my poor blueberries. Thanks for all the tips. Meg is a great host by the way.
Just ordered grow bags from your store. I've been wanting to grow blueberries. I've been doing container gardening, but only have 5 gallons containers. The tips shared are greatly appreciated. Now to wait to find blueberry bushes for sale.
Great video! But wondering when do we trim the blueberries and how/where? Would love to hear or see a video about that as well. We just purchase & planted two in to 1/2 wine barrels in full sun, the tag says they get 6 ft high and 6 ft wide, so just need to know do we trim and how and when. Thank you for everyone's input. Meg is awesome and full of lots of info, we love watching her she is so refreshing!♥
Thank you Kevin for having Meg teach us the blueberry magic. As a good host, never forget to thank your contributors/partners at the end of the video for their contribution to your channel. This came at a perfect time as I want to grow blueberries this year.
This is the best video I have seen so far!! Very informative! More Meg please! I subscribed. 😁 Edit: I bought a bushel and berry plant from tractor supply, the berry tone, and now looking for the acidifier, I’m super excited! The only question I have now is do the plants need those chill hours every year? I’m in zone 8 in South Carolina, it’s been pretty cold at night lately.
What about growing huckleberries ? I lived in Montana for 4-5 years and I really miss them. I think huckleberries are much more flavorful and bigger in size too. I would see huckleberry stands on the side of the road and stores filled with candles, homemade soaps and anything else you could imagine. It was wonderful especially huckleberry icecream, YUMMMM !!!
Amazing, thank you! I was surprised at the method to control birds. I'd think they'd just eat the bird food AND the berries, like for dessert. 😅 Any other tips on that? And for squirrels, are they an issue? So excited to try this this year, thank you!!
I have a row of blueberries, planted in my yard. They grow great! The birds and squirrels love them. I’m a little lazy about setting up netting around them so that’s how it goes.
I'm so glad you shared this! We moved to a new home only to find out that squirrels and birds are our new friend, but not such good friends for our garden!
Thank you Kevin for having Meg teach us the blueberry magic. As a good host, never forget to thank your contributors/partners at the end of the video for their contribution to your channel. This came at a perfect time as I want to grow blueberries this year.🌿
What about using a large 1/2 whiskey barrel for the blueberries? I have one that is empty now that I can use. Instead of using bird netting, I use the fabric Tulle in my garden. You can get it at any fabric store, Walmart or Amazon. It's awesome and doesn't harm the birds like bird netting does. Thanks for your information!
Just a little FYI to Florida blueberry growers. The blueberries start putting out buds in Florida in November. December is when the blooming starts and even a few baby blueberries start growing. Harvest time is late March/early April through about mid-May. Our berry season (along with a lot of other plant seasons) is very different from the average growing model.
Thanks for pointing this out. I’m in Southern California and was under the “traditional” growing season impression, and freaked out last week when I saw the signature little white bells popping up.
I got a Bushel and Berry blueberry from Starks Brothers. I didn't get too many berries last season, but hopefully , this season. It's a cute little plant.
Im so happy you said you just feed the birds. Grinds my gears when ppl act like it’s a battle. In nature you partake in what’s available. And we seem to forget this at times.
Cuz in nature it is a battle. Kill or be killed. Eat before it gets eaten by something else. It's called survival of the fittest. And NO you do NOT want to feed the birds cuz they'll start relying on you for food and you'll do more harm then good. I had a coworker that had heated hummingbird feeders on her property. Over generations the humming birds stopped migrating when it started to get cold. They relied on her for food and warmth. Well, they sold the house. The new owners didn't feed the birds....or put out heated anything. During the winter time...they had over 100+ dead hummingbirds scattered throughout their property. It was pretty devastating. My coworker was pissed off at the new owners cuz she accused them of killing the birds...but in fact...it was her. So no. You are not doing nature any favors by giving out freebees... Same thing with squirrels Do NOT feed them.
I actually made mixture to help raise soil more acidic- I mix 1/2 cup vinegar and mix in peat moss in soil and planted in clay pot...My blueberries went BOOM! wish could attach pic to show, but it works, I also a empty liter soda bottle, drill small hole in cap-fill with solution and then place soda bottle with cap side into soil, this will slowly water plant as soil draws solution from bottle, When bottle empty after about 2wks refill and start again
I used a mixture of 1 part each of sphagnum peat moss, pine bark, and fox farm happy frog for my container blueberries. Have them in 5 gallon fabric pots for now. Was concerned about the pot being exposed so I built an enclosure with scrap wood on the northern side of my house. So far all 4 are still alive. I have since bought four more plants for next season. I haven't had any blooms yet but I am looking forward to when they do. Also check your local stores for plants on clearance. I was able to find 3 blackberry bushes for only 21$ for all of them!
Great video! I have a blueberry plant I brought inside before our artic cold snap (-45 wind chills)🥶 Maybe I should put it in the garage through the winter? It gets cold in there. Will use Megs tips once Spring rolls around. I live in South Dakota. I may get the galvanized container on this site for more blueberry plants 😊
Excellent video! Knowledgeable woman, great camera presence, beautiful hair(sorry too personal). Ty for the info. Didn’t realize they need 20 gallons. Hmmm. Ty again, great channel!
I had sort of given up on blueberries, the first one I grew was in a container on my porch years ago in college. It died before fruiting. The next few times we're in the ground once I bought a house... I dont know whats wrong with my soil but they always struggle and then die. This inspired me to try again in containers!
I tried a plant last year, it went to blueberry bush heaven very quickly, so said nope never again now I know putting it in the ground wasn't the right call. I will have another go this year in containers. I'm in the UK so I'll start looking soon for the right one for my area and try a couple, thank you!!
I just recently subscribed, because the videos are very informative, well organized and nicely presented. This one was excellent. I’ve been looking into growing blueberries and am partial to containers, and she gave me plenty to get started on (and some info I didn’t get in similar videos). You really have a great channel! I also sub’d to Meg’s, too!
Amazing! I'm going to try container blueberries this year now. I would LOVE to see you guys give haskaps a try, too. They are supposed to be a bit easier than blueberries because the soil conditions it needs are more forgiving.
Meg, this is exactly what I was hoping for! I learn best visually, so actually seeing you plant, fertilize, acidify, pick the right container, talk about what you’ve learned, etc. is SO helpful! I’d sworn off blueberries, until I saw a VERY few of them at my Costco today, for a killer price. I just had to grab a couple up. Wish me luck!!! 🫐🫐🫐
Thanx Meg for the blueberry tips. My two blueberries died because I wasn’t aware of the Acidity issue. I’ll know better is spring. Question: where did you purchase your white bird feeder?? I love it! And so will my birds! 😊 Thanx!
I was just gifted two blueberry plants. I'm zone 9B; The information about chill hours will keep me from getting too attached to the Reka, but the Bountiful Blue should be happy as a clam!
I connected two 8in1 short beds that I got from Eric. With no panels for width, the whole thing is about 18 feet long. I put 3 rabbiteyes in and strawberries for cover. Plus the 4 extra corners makes another small planter.
Top hat variety worked really well for me when I was growing on the east Coast 👍 produces nice size clusters of berries and is pretty good if you don't have a lot of space
Just got me some bushel and berry blueberries. Glad I found you as a video option. Been watching your videos for a while. Specially since I started growing dragon fruit that I saw your background 😃
I have one evergreen blueberry and two deciduous. But all three are doing well in the ground at the edge of my property. I’d love to hear more about pruning blueberries.
My number one purchase for my blueberry bushes everyear is bird netting and standoff poles. The mocking birds are good and pushing the net in to get at my berries.
Thank you to www.bushelandberry.com/ for sponsoring this video, and let us know what you think of Meg's tips!
Nice content and addition to your channel. However, not a fan of the ASMR style microphone. Too sterile for a garden. The whole point of gardening for *me, is to be with nature & hear the outdoor sounds.
So glad to hear Meg’s suggestions. Looking forward to seeing her more too!
She is really annoying
I just bought 2 blueberry bushes for this company. Can you tell me if I can add bone meal when planting? They are quite small. Want to make sure they are healthy and don’t want to over fertilize. I also bought some of the 20 gallon lines grow bags from you as well Kevin to plant my blueberries in! Thanks for the feedback
Very informative and right when I needed it as I'm planting blueberries today or tomorrow.
Happy to be back as always! Blueberry season is almost upon us 💙
Just subscribed! Looking forward to learning from your great videos.
You mentioned you used a local sourced potting mix, can you let me know what that is? I think I'm close to your area and I'd love to have a good recommendation on locally sourced mix. One of my goals for this year was to have a couple blueberry plants in my container garden so thank you for this video! Other than BerryBux, do you have any other favorites for our area?
Love having you :)
Also FYI, since vinegar (5% storebought) has a pH around 3, you can do a 1 in 100ish dilution and land at pH 5. Ends up being around 1fluid ounce per gallon of water.
Berry well done. I always enjoy your EG content.
Great content guys! I'm glad you had Meg back. Her delivery, pacing, and sense of humor really sparkles.
Thank you so much for the kind words! ❤
Totally agree!
So glad you enjoyed!
I love her voice. I’m so relaxed.
Yep, Meg’s a keeper. Lovely voice and presence.
I have my blueberries in a whiskey barrel planter, until 3yrs ago I was having one struggle and yellow for years, in various soil mixes and acidifiers but soil tests kept saying it was alkaline (short of dumping vinegar on it nothing helped); then I looked up solutions and long story short, i found one guy who said he grows his in straight up peat moss to fix the alkaline soil problem. Now, both the previously struggling one and the 3yr old bush have grown massively and i get like a quart full of berries each year. Easily was the best advice I found.
No other nutrients?
@@rhb30001 well yeah add fertilizer, but no soil mixes. Just peat moss.
How does watering work with only having peat moss as the growing medium?
@@Jules-740 I never let it dry out. I give it a soak every 2 days (3 if its been a cool week) , plus I use straw mulch to keep the top from drying out. Sure the straw will also clump and get hydrophobic too when it gets dry as well. But i just use my fingers to agitate and de-thatch it before I water. This spring tho, I topped it with compost (since I was topping off my fruit trees with it), then added new straw mulch because the squirrels kicked all the old straw out of the pot all winter and early spring. The yield now is much more than I’ve ever had.
Instead of straw, would pine bark mulch work too?
I'm 14 years old boy, I love gardening since I was a kid, I've grown so many plants, and I like to watch your video for guide, thanks
Keep it up, young man. Learning to grow your own food is highly rewarding and valuable.
Same dude but I'm 30 now🥲
Since I was a kid?? 😂😂😂
I mean you still 😂😂😂
Good for you. My nephew started out like you. As a kid he loved plants and always said he wanted to be a farmer. As a teen he started to work at a green house nursery. His boss recognizes his potential and advised him to study horticulture (plant specialist, gardening etc). Well eventually he get a degree in horticulture. He met his future wife also at the greenhouse. He helps manage it too:. He has fabulous. container gardens in his back yard . Stick with it. Growing food never goes out of style. It’s really cool when grow it yourself:) Good luck!
My old neighbor gardened till the day he died. He was tough as nails and grew the best dahlias and chrysanthemum in our area. I watched this guy at 95 years old turn his garden over with a shovel. Heck I couldn't even do that.
Thank you so much for taking the time to make a video for those of us who never thought we could grow anything … ever. You are the best!
You are so welcome!
Good video for beginners. Soil acidity is the most important thing to know about taking care of blueberries. Selecting the right container size before you buy the plant is good advice in general, not just with blueberries.
I decided I’m growing blueberries & strawberries this year. The prices at supermarket are getting insane. Small container is like $6.99-$12.99
Welcome to price gouging
Same. Fruit shouldn't be a luxury
Exactly it's worth trying
Hubby just bought me early birthday gift plants. I planted a nice healthy looking blueberry in a big pot from some other plant. I hope it will do well. I used a mixture of top soil, manure and potting soil and citrus soil. Now I just need to be patient. It looks happy so far. I also got a pink flowering strawberry:)
@@angelaackerman8934 that's a good hubby right there!
Thank you, thank you!! No rambling with stuff and nonsense. Meg told us exactly what we needed to know AND her demeanor is very pleasant, and her voice is soothing and enjoyable to listen to. Glad that your video came up.
From first hand experience, it is not necessary to limit your plant selection to "container" varieties.
I learned a lot from a professor who taught agriculture at a Texas University specializing in fruits and nuts. And he had a large personal green house. He grew a huge assortment of fruits in containers. Most of those containers were well under 20 gallons. We are talking trees. NOT dwarf varieties. He selected the very best varieties for his purposes. The container naturally limits the size of the plant, but not the size of the fruit itself. The yield matches the plant size.
This was perfect for my purposes. I grew my own "urban orchard" with most of my fruits in containers. I used 14 gallon rubbermaid totes with drain holes drilled in the bottom. For example, I grew 2 full sized varieties of sweet cherries. The containers limited the plant size to short enough that I could tend to them without a ladder. For an experiment, I even grew a full sized variety of mulberry tree in a container and that's amazing given that it has a central tap root. Remember, the variety was full sized, but the container limited the plant growth. For me, blueberries were the easiest fruit to grow of all that I tried. As I recall, I grew around 5 varieties so that I could have ripe blueberries from early until frost. Each one was a full sized variety selected for the very best characteristics for my purpose. At 14 gallon pots,, I doubt that there was much of a dwarfing effect.
Do not limit your choices to "container" varieties. Pick the very best varieties for your purpose. The container will limit root growth. The plant will limit it's canopy size to it's root capacity. Naturally dwarfing the plant if necessary.
Growing fruits in containers causes the plant to fruit early in its lifespan compared to growing in ground. But I never got blueberries until at least year 2. So if your viewers don't get blueberries that first year, don't abandon your plants.
General notes from my experience growing fruits in containers.
1. My plants needed a ton of water. I had to water heavily every day in the summer. (Probably smaller "container" sized plants would need less water. But the selection is limited and the yield is directly related to plant size.)
2. Bird nets were absolutely necessary. But bird net snags on everything it touches and rips up everything it snags. Leaves, fruit, and finger nails. Do not drape your nets directly on the plants because the birds can still sit on the plant and reach much of your fruit from there. But more importantly, you'll rip up your plant and fruit each time you remove the net for harvest. Save yourself a bunch of hassle, save your plant, and save your fruit, build a simple frame over your plant. Wood works. I used pvc pipe. Most of my plants were under a pvc pipe archway. The same frame supported frost cover in spring and fall.
3. Don't rush to harvest. Especially blueberries. Many fruits, including blueberries turn color long before they are ripe. If the berry doesn't release easily from the plant, it's not ripe. And many varieties ripen over a long time window. That is, some of the berries are ripe long before others on the same plant. (This is a poor characteristic for commercial growers who want to harvest the entire field at once, but is often a great characteristic for home growers that wants to eat fresh every day.) For best flavor, pick only the ripe ones. Let the rest hang on the plant For blueberries, there's a long time window to harvest any given ripe berry. As it hangs longer, it gets sweeter, but gets softer. Of course, at some point it becomes mush. Note that berries do NOT ripen once they are removed from the plant.
Great information. What soil do you use in your pots? Do you use drain pans for the pots?
@@firecloud77 equal parts 1) pine bark fines . Usually packaged as SMALL pine bark mulch. Not large chunks.
2) peat. Available at walmart, home depot, etc.
3) compost. NOT composted manure. Probably not mushroom compost.
Controlled release fertilizer ** for acid loving plants **. 1 tbsp / gallon of soil.
gypsum. 1 tbsp gypsum/ gallon (adds Ca, S)
epsom salts. 1 tbsp /gallon. (adds mg, S)
I use 14 gallon rubbermaid totes with a few drain holes. Blueberries need full sun. Their roots need to stay damp but not wet. Don't rush to pick when they turn blue. Wait until they easily roll off when you pick. B blueberries have a long window during which to harvest it's berries. Pick what you want for the day, leave the rest for the next day. To get fruit, you'll need two plants of different varieties of the same type. Maybe wo different northern high bush varieties, for example (depending upon where you live.)
For maintenance, when the buds swell in the spring, sprinkle time controlled release fertilizer for ACID LOVING plants. Fertilize with epsom salts a few times per year. Add gypsum in August. In fall, add a handful of garden sulfer.
Blueberries are really easy to grow and if you wait until they are ripe to pick, they are far better than grocery store blueberries.
I also would like to hear about the type of soil used in those pots.
@@mistyblu4485 Sorry, my previous reply must have not saved correctly. Equal parts 1) pine bark fines. Usually packaged as *SMALL* pine bark mulch. 2) peat moss. 3) Compost. NOT composted manure. Then add 1 tbsp / gallon each of A) controlled release fertilizer for acid loving plants. B) gypsum. C) epsom salts.
Ongoing fertilizer: in spring add controlled release fertilizer for acid loving plants. Add epsom salts a few times per year. More fertilizer after harvest. Add gypsum late summer. In fall, add garden sulfer.
@@firecloud77 Sorry, I posted an answer, but perhaps I didn't save it right? I posted again in response to mistyblu
I love the idea of feeding the birds well. What a happy compromise!
I just bought 4 three year old blueberry shrubs two weeks ago!! Perfect timing. Love this channel more by the day!
Perfect timing. I have become obsessed with blueberries. My two cattle troughs, along with the raised beds, will be dedicated to blueberries this year. My current in-ground plants were started using sphagnum peat as a base. It sounds like
better control of soil condition can be achieved in a raised bed type environment. Thank you for the great information. The fuse is lit.
Let's see those berries!
Thank you for posting this video, I've been tote containers for 4 yrs now on my balcony. Meg gave GREAT tips however she did not explain how to over winter the blueberries. I live in Ontario and our winters get quite cold. Thanks again
I love Meg! I am currently only able to container garden and Meg has helped me so much over the years. I don’t know why I haven’t grown any blueberries yet but this has me planning on starting some in the spring! Thanks! :)
Kevin's container berry video was the first one I ever saw on the Epic Gardening channel a few years ago and I've been subscribed ever since. It is a bucket list garden dream to grow container berries and citrus plants for me! Meg has tickled my dream with her informative delivery and confidence ❤ 🌱
My mom bought two blueberry plants 2 years ago cause she loves them, I do not. Well my mom promptly forget about them and it fell to my responsibility to care for them. I managed to get them in large containers and they have survived, but barely produced. Probably because after watering them and giving them soil acidifier and berry tone stuff, I promptly ignore them to take care of the plants that are for me. 😆 With this video, I have a better understanding on how to care for them, and I will try to be better at taking care of them.
So glad to see a blueberry video I was wondering where they had gone. I bought a bunch of blueberry plants based on your other videos and wanted to say thank you for sharing your experience with us!
Love this video, she made it so clear on how to grow blueberries, but I was wondering what was the variety that can grow by itself without having to buy other varieties for pollination, thank you
I bought a bare-rooted Blueberry in San Marcos CA. Planted it in a large pot, good soil, and mulch, and 8 days later fed it. Before long Marcos CA. Before long new branches; and lovely leaves began the show. By December even those terrible winds did not hurt it, but broke two 6" avocado trees! Now it is full of blossoms and I love this new addition to my garden. It is going to have a large amount of fruit to enjoy.
What a wonderful video. A complete guide for growing blueberries answering all of the question a beginner would have. Thanks to Meg for all the information shared.
Even though we lost a few blueberry bushels here, it seems like a great starter plant for new gardeners. Great info! I haven't started gardening, but this definitely gives me the encouragement to try them in the fall.
Perfect timing. I've been thinking about the three bb bushes I planted in big pots two years ago. They have been a bit neglected, this inspires me to move them to a less forgetable area, fertilize and repot bigger! Thanks. Growing in the wet Scottish Borders.
That was a great video and I love every thing I see with Meg because she is in my zone and she makes everything so easy to understand! I might just try my hand at container blueberries this year! Love those containers too!!
Aww thank you!!
Just got 2 pink lemonade blueberry plants that are self pollinating! They were already blooming, i hope they last with these tips!
So excited for this video! I was just telling my gardener coworker yesterday how I wanted to try container blueberries!
This has gotten me very excited to try planting some Blueberries this spring. I know I likely won't have a harvest this year, but good things come to those who wait, and those who work for the results! Thanks for another awesome video!
Thank you!!
This is so timely for me. I was wondering just this morning if my blueberry plants were really okay (they look okay, for now) and what I could do to ensure they stay healthy. Thanks for reminding me to test the soil.
My story is just like yours! Four dead bushes. So they were felled and I added soil acidifier. I have a 6' x 3' raised bed that I will plant two bushes in. Until they fill the bed I will plant some other things with them. Great video and very informative. I will say that irrigation is very important and, in my 6B-7 zone I might actually need shade cloth during the harshest of the summer sun.
I'm in the same zone & mine LOVE the scorching summer sun when everything else but the sunflowers hate it.
They got all but early morning sun.
But they're also 10' away from the pine trees so it's naturally acidic there.
They handled the drought this year beautifully (heavy clay soil) & I only watered them 3x.
Getting babies established, I'd use the shadecloth for sure, but for the most intense part of the day.
I first got the idea that blueberries would be a good idea to plant when I saw numerous wild blueberries growing everywhere around here. Apparently, they just love the native soil that also has a ton of red oaks growing nearby. Two years after planting to large bushes that were suited towards our zone 6A (Now 6B) climate, the became flush with blueberries! The first year I learned just how much birds and deer love them too, because despite the flush, I must have only had a few off of the bush! Every June I apply some netting and it seems to solve the pest problem!
I agree! They do far better in the ground if you have acid soil and I got blueberries the first year!
The ones in containers took forever but took off once in the ground.
Leaf mold is good for them too from my oak trees!
I recommend planting *Pink Lemonade* variety next to the regular ones. They look nice and taste really sweet.
I always tell people with bird problems to feed them and keep them watered and they will leave your garden alone!! A lot of the time they steal our berries because they are thirsty as well!! Great tip! I’m sure it will help many!! Also, thanks for the tip about leaves falling off of them. I’m in Alabama and mine have fallen off. I get worried every year because usually one will come back and the other stays dead 😭
My Blueberries are not happy in a similar Terra Cotta pot
@@peterhofman7188 mine have come back with a vengeance! Maybe try a different pot?
I just bought a couple of Blueberry plants and getting ready to plant them in containers. I was already to plant them, once I get some acidic soil or amendments, in a couple containers I had used before. Then you brought up making sure to have a large container to put them in. Mine were probably about 5 gallon. That's probably why my blueberries before didn't make it before. So, will be picking up a couple more pots as well. Very informative video! Thank you!!
This video is so helpful. We put pine or fir sawdust around our plants each year (in ground). Ours have been happy for many years. The pH is important.
Here in Brazil, this fruit is still little known, but if people knew how many benefits it brings to our health, they would certainly consume it more frequently. Thank you for the tips. Have a good night!
thats crazy to me!! they are suuuper common in the stores in the US. i bet you have interesting fruit we dont in the states too though.
@@ganjalfcreamcorn8438- They have many, many hundreds of fruits in Brazil you and I have never heard of. All kinds of crazy stuff grows in the Amazon basin
But yes, it's rather odd that there are parts of the world where people are totally unfamiliar with blueberries 🫐
I had a pollinator/fruit/edible garden installed in a small part of my front yard by a local company this fall and they added 3 native blueberries. Very excited!! These will be my first blueberries but I expect not my last.
Mulberry my friend, they grow so well, produce heaps and here in sub tropical Queensland we get two seasons for them spring and autumn!
@@redstarling5171 I got a big cutting (which I turned into several smaller ones) from my boyfriends mulberry tree this fall too! Going to have all the berries!
I have watched and loved so many of your wonderful videos, thanks! Meg is a great teacher and explained some things this old gardener has never heard explained before. I hope we can see more of her, and always more of you. Very much appreciated!
Perfect timing. I'm in MS and have three varieties I'm planting now. They're a popular crop here.
Wow! What a great video! Meg is so pleasant to listen to.. great voice!
Great video, but wanted to offer a friendly correction that could really bum someone out if left unnoticed: she said to not worry about checking chill hours if you go to your local garden center, because they would only have stuff suited for your area. Hah, I wish 🥲 Home Depot and Lowe’s are notorious for shipping the same stuff everywhere. Here in SoCal they routinely sell lilacs, even near the ocean. Same with stone fruits that require like 800+ chill hours. Please check for what varieties work in your area before heading to the store!!!
Here in the SF bay area I found 55 gallon drum on craigslist for $10 each rinse them out cut them in half to make roughly 25 gallon pot and potted up 27 blueberries at five dollars a 25 gallon pot is great. It’s been six years and they are holding up strong
Perfect timing! My mom's blueberry plant is growing in a container and losing its leaves, so I started panicking! Going to get a soil test kit now! 🏃♀
Such helpful tips! Thank you for sharing this Meg. Learned so much! Can't wait to start planting my berries. 👍❤️
Pro-tip, if you have pine trees around you, gather some pine starw and use that as your mulch. As it breaks down, it will continue to keep your soil acidic. Its also free :).
Thank you Meg! I’ve wanted to try growing blueberries for a while and hoped this would be the year, so your video is perfect timing and maybe the inspiration I need!! I’m also in NC so yeah, that clay soil is terrible and I only use containers, so again perfect video for me!🎉 Great tips! ❤ Also love how you mentioned feed the birds. I do as well to deter them from my garden. Also adding a bird bath especially helps in the summer to keep them from poking my tomatoes.😅
I've never seen a video with Meg before. Great job! Straight to the point with a joke here and there. Perfect! Keep up the great work folks!
Thank you so much for the kind words! Much appreciated ❤
Giving this a try in Zone 5 just above Michigan in Ontario. My kids LOVE blueberries. We planted raspberries last year and it was a total hit.
Thank you Kevin And Meg!
Very information
Didn’t think much when she was using your grow bag, over the 20 inch container I already have until she showed the little pocket that is for the drip line OMG, so excited definitely buying your grow bags!! I had it duct, taped, Jimmy rigged, you name it could not get my drip line to stay on my big containers for nothing. L O L.
Once again, Thank you both. Hope to see more videos with you both
Excellent advice. I have blueberries in whiskey barrels. The acidifier shown is what I use and it’s really simple to use. I was advised to use a berry tone from the same brand but haven’t tried it yet. I had a small harvest my second year but the birds got to them first. I’ll be adding a net when the berries start forming. I do feed the birds and have a native plant bed for foraging options for birds but they took the berries anyway. I’ll see about adding more bird feeders as well. I have early bloomers. They bloom and harvest in early spring. I have the regular blue and also a pink lemonade. The fall colors they bring are really beautiful and are different depending on the variety. A really stunning show and well worth the bird issue.
This was the most comprehensive video I've seen on the topic. Thank you!
Im testing my soil tomorrow . I don't want a blueberry funeral . Thanks !!! Great video !!!
Great vid. Nice concise, detailed. Definitely, beginner friendly. I left feeling confident that I could buy a blueberry bush and be successful in my area. Very valuable!
I've been loving every addition to the Epic team! I'd love for Chris to do more again, I love her style!
Is there a senior dating site revolving around the common theme of gardening and say old time preparedness once called life. I think I might subscribe to that. Doing everything alone is peaceful but it quickly gets old. Happy gardening everyone.
I started 2 blueberries last year. They had really pretty long lasting fall colors. I was quite surprised.
I really appreciate this video as I want to plant berry bushes this coming spring, At 60 years old I have never grown berries, yet 😊
I can't believe any of my bushes have lasted as long as they have. I've started making some containers to replant my poor blueberries. Thanks for all the tips. Meg is a great host by the way.
Just ordered grow bags from your store. I've been wanting to grow blueberries. I've been doing container gardening, but only have 5 gallons containers. The tips shared are greatly appreciated. Now to wait to find blueberry bushes for sale.
i was just considering planting a blueberry bush in a container a couple days ago. impeccable timing, as always
Great video! But wondering when do we trim the blueberries and how/where? Would love to hear or see a video about that as well. We just purchase & planted two in to 1/2 wine barrels in full sun, the tag says they get 6 ft high and 6 ft wide, so just need to know do we trim and how and when. Thank you for everyone's input. Meg is awesome and full of lots of info, we love watching her she is so refreshing!♥
I love Meg. She is so calm, beautiful and this video is full of great tips! Loved it ❤
Thank you Kevin for having Meg teach us the blueberry magic. As a good host, never forget to thank your contributors/partners at the end of the video for their contribution to your channel. This came at a perfect time as I want to grow blueberries this year.
I've seen quite a few not so helpful videos. This was very helpful. Thanks.
This is the best video I have seen so far!! Very informative! More Meg please! I subscribed. 😁
Edit: I bought a bushel and berry plant from tractor supply, the berry tone, and now looking for the acidifier, I’m super excited! The only question I have now is do the plants need those chill hours every year? I’m in zone 8 in South Carolina, it’s been pretty cold at night lately.
What about growing huckleberries ? I lived in Montana for 4-5 years and I really miss them. I think huckleberries are much more flavorful and bigger in size too. I would see huckleberry stands on the side of the road and stores filled with candles, homemade soaps and anything else you could imagine. It was wonderful especially huckleberry icecream, YUMMMM !!!
Amazing, thank you! I was surprised at the method to control birds. I'd think they'd just eat the bird food AND the berries, like for dessert. 😅 Any other tips on that? And for squirrels, are they an issue? So excited to try this this year, thank you!!
I have a row of blueberries, planted in my yard. They grow great! The birds and squirrels love them. I’m a little lazy about setting up netting around them so that’s how it goes.
Great job educating us in tasty blueberries! So encouraging
I'm so glad you shared this! We moved to a new home only to find out that squirrels and birds are our new friend, but not such good friends for our garden!
Easily one of the best videos on blueberries I have ever seen! Thank you!
Thank you Kevin for having Meg teach us the blueberry magic. As a good host, never forget to thank your contributors/partners at the end of the video for their contribution to your channel. This came at a perfect time as I want to grow blueberries this year.🌿
The bird feeder idea is brilliant. Ill have to make a container pond with a bird feeder for the front yard!
What about using a large 1/2 whiskey barrel for the blueberries? I have one that is empty now that I can use. Instead of using bird netting, I use the fabric Tulle in my garden. You can get it at any fabric store, Walmart or Amazon. It's awesome and doesn't harm the birds like bird netting does. Thanks for your information!
Just a little FYI to Florida blueberry growers. The blueberries start putting out buds in Florida in November. December is when the blooming starts and even a few baby blueberries start growing. Harvest time is late March/early April through about mid-May. Our berry season (along with a lot of other plant seasons) is very different from the average growing model.
Thanks for pointing this out. I’m in Southern California and was under the “traditional” growing season impression, and freaked out last week when I saw the signature little white bells popping up.
I was thinking the same thing about my season(South Louisiana). Thanks for pointing it out.
I got a Bushel and Berry blueberry from Starks Brothers. I didn't get too many berries last season, but hopefully , this season. It's a cute little plant.
Excellent video. Well edited and thorough. What home pH kit do you recommend? Thanks.
My Book arrived today!!! I am VERY impressed and already love it! Thank you for publishing your wisdom.
Im so happy you said you just feed the birds. Grinds my gears when ppl act like it’s a battle. In nature you partake in what’s available. And we seem to forget this at times.
Cuz in nature it is a battle. Kill or be killed. Eat before it gets eaten by something else. It's called survival of the fittest.
And NO you do NOT want to feed the birds cuz they'll start relying on you for food and you'll do more harm then good.
I had a coworker that had heated hummingbird feeders on her property. Over generations the humming birds stopped migrating when it started to get cold. They relied on her for food and warmth. Well, they sold the house. The new owners didn't feed the birds....or put out heated anything. During the winter time...they had over 100+ dead hummingbirds scattered throughout their property. It was pretty devastating. My coworker was pissed off at the new owners cuz she accused them of killing the birds...but in fact...it was her.
So no. You are not doing nature any favors by giving out freebees...
Same thing with squirrels Do NOT feed them.
Love the way she presents. Great information.
I actually made mixture to help raise soil more acidic- I mix 1/2 cup vinegar and mix in peat moss in soil and planted in clay pot...My blueberries went BOOM! wish could attach pic to show, but it works, I also a empty liter soda bottle, drill small hole in cap-fill with solution and then place soda bottle with cap side into soil, this will slowly water plant as soil draws solution from bottle, When bottle empty after about 2wks refill and start again
I used a mixture of 1 part each of sphagnum peat moss, pine bark, and fox farm happy frog for my container blueberries. Have them in 5 gallon fabric pots for now. Was concerned about the pot being exposed so I built an enclosure with scrap wood on the northern side of my house. So far all 4 are still alive. I have since bought four more plants for next season. I haven't had any blooms yet but I am looking forward to when they do. Also check your local stores for plants on clearance. I was able to find 3 blackberry bushes for only 21$ for all of them!
Great video! I have a blueberry plant I brought inside before our artic cold snap (-45 wind chills)🥶 Maybe I should put it in the garage through the winter? It gets cold in there. Will use Megs tips once Spring rolls around. I live in South Dakota. I may get the galvanized container on this site for more blueberry plants 😊
Great video ! I might start growing berries this year.
BTW Mexico is part of North America as well (you can look it up on the internet ) :)
Excellent video! Knowledgeable woman, great camera presence, beautiful hair(sorry too personal). Ty for the info. Didn’t realize they need 20 gallons. Hmmm. Ty again, great channel!
They are my favorite. I'm just learning all this but I cant wait to start! Perennial Power! Blueberry fields FOREVER
Thank you for all of your blueberry tips, your successes as well as your failures. 😊
I had sort of given up on blueberries, the first one I grew was in a container on my porch years ago in college. It died before fruiting. The next few times we're in the ground once I bought a house... I dont know whats wrong with my soil but they always struggle and then die. This inspired me to try again in containers!
I tried a plant last year, it went to blueberry bush heaven very quickly, so said nope never again now I know putting it in the ground wasn't the right call. I will have another go this year in containers. I'm in the UK so I'll start looking soon for the right one for my area and try a couple, thank you!!
I just recently subscribed, because the videos are very informative, well organized and nicely presented. This one was excellent. I’ve been looking into growing blueberries and am partial to containers, and she gave me plenty to get started on (and some info I didn’t get in similar videos). You really have a great channel! I also sub’d to Meg’s, too!
This was cool, Thank-you. My blueberries are in an established raised bed👍🏾
Waiting for the video on pruning your pomegranate tree 😊
Amazing! I'm going to try container blueberries this year now. I would LOVE to see you guys give haskaps a try, too. They are supposed to be a bit easier than blueberries because the soil conditions it needs are more forgiving.
Meg, this is exactly what I was hoping for! I learn best visually, so actually seeing you plant, fertilize, acidify, pick the right container, talk about what you’ve learned, etc. is SO helpful! I’d sworn off blueberries, until I saw a VERY few of them at my Costco today, for a killer price. I just had to grab a couple up. Wish me luck!!! 🫐🫐🫐
Great video. And yes, me too. I grow everything in fabric. I love those things!
Thanx Meg for the blueberry tips. My two blueberries died because I wasn’t aware of the
Acidity issue. I’ll know better is spring.
Question: where did you purchase your white bird feeder?? I love it! And so will my birds! 😊 Thanx!
I was just gifted two blueberry plants. I'm zone 9B; The information about chill hours will keep me from getting too attached to the Reka, but the Bountiful Blue should be happy as a clam!
I connected two 8in1 short beds that I got from Eric. With no panels for width, the whole thing is about 18 feet long. I put 3 rabbiteyes in and strawberries for cover. Plus the 4 extra corners makes another small planter.
Top hat variety worked really well for me when I was growing on the east Coast 👍 produces nice size clusters of berries and is pretty good if you don't have a lot of space
Just got me some bushel and berry blueberries. Glad I found you as a video option. Been watching your videos for a while. Specially since I started growing dragon fruit that I saw your background 😃
I have one evergreen blueberry and two deciduous. But all three are doing well in the ground at the edge of my property. I’d love to hear more about pruning blueberries.
Perfect timing on this video! Exactly what I was looking for!
Perfect!
My number one purchase for my blueberry bushes everyear is bird netting and standoff poles. The mocking birds are good and pushing the net in to get at my berries.