After looking at shop blueberry prices, I decided I'd rather have my own plants
I've considered it in the past but was worried about space, but some has become available in the south facing front of the house. So I've ordered two blueberry plants (all I could reasonable fit in sadly), which are due to arrive the end of December.
In the meantime I've been doing more research, but I'm finding conflicting information I hope people may be able to help with?
Online says they like acid well draining (but moist) compost, but many sites recommend mixing John innes No. 3 with it, a slow draining loam based material. Wouldn't that mess with the PH levels? They also don't mention to what ratios, whether its 50/50 or 30/70 etc. to keep the acidity dominant and it well draining.
Another inconsistency is regarding pot size. There are sites saying the container should be 'no smaller' than 45cm, while another site says 30cm is the minimum... Being limited on space, smaller is of course better for me. But I wouldn't want the containers so small that it's detrimental the plant. So I'd appreciate any recommendation on what container size would be optimal, as the 45cm figure is a big reason why I only ordered two plants; despite the significant discount on three...
Finally I understand being an acidic soil plant I can only feed it certain fertilisers. I read blueberries will accept BFB, which would be good because it's primarily what I use. But then I stumbled on another site saying BFB will rise the PH level over time. Best stick with the Ericaceous fertilisers?
That should hopefully be everything
I appreciate clarification on any of these area :happy: