Blueberries

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Smudgeboy

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« on: February 21, 2007, 12:51 »
Art'noon all - my dear old Dad bought be a blueberry bush at the weekend, which I duly planted out .

A friend has since said that blueberries like acidic soil and mine is almost neutral.

Any thoughts and advice about blueberries in general and the soil in particular?
Veg? That's chips, innit?

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sorrel

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« Reply #1 on: February 21, 2007, 12:54 »
I grow blueberries - and my soil is very acid (they love it) - apart from that mine do not get very much attention at all and provide a delicious crop every year

Good luck
Starting from scratch............

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waddecar

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« Reply #2 on: February 22, 2007, 19:10 »
You can reduce pH by applying sulphur chips. Buy in bulk from

http://www.gardendirect.co.uk/product.asp?

You will find cultivation advice on the RHS website

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Ray

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« Reply #3 on: February 22, 2007, 19:20 »
Blueberries (Bilberries) are derived from a wild berry called the whortleberry or myrtille in French. They thrive on peat moors - very acid - you would be best replanting the plant with ericaceous soil or putting it in a pot.
Ray & Aslan
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