blueberry hill...well bed actually

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ANDY OF ILFORD

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« on: December 08, 2008, 12:29 »
My inlaws are getting me a couple of blueberry bushes for Christmas. I understand they require acid soil. I don't have acid soil on my plot. I was thinking of building a raised bed from scaffold planks - I work on site and sometimes they just jump into my van- and lining it with landscape fabric before filling with erecaceous (probably spelt wrongly!) soil. Not sure how deep. Was thinking a couple of feet high.
Would this work?
Any tips for a good organic feed that will help keep the ph low?
Are bark chippings from conifers acidic (I heard they were but like to check my sources!)

Many thanks
Andy

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nellie.b

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« Reply #1 on: December 08, 2008, 14:43 »
I bought some blueberry plants a couple of months ago and i've just planted them in acid compost in large pots as our ground isn't right for them,but i don't know if i've done the right thing. :oops:

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« Reply #2 on: December 09, 2008, 23:31 »
Raised bed is good, i wouldn't use landscape fabric myself. You can lower the ph of soil using sulphur chips. However this is not an instant transformation needs 2 or 3 months to work. Thereafter just topdress with sulphur chips and composted pine bark or composted bracken if you can get it

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ANDY OF ILFORD

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« Reply #3 on: December 10, 2008, 22:56 »
Thought of using fabric to form a barrier between the acidic soil and the "normal" stuff underneath but will re-consider. Where can I get sulpher chips from ? Thanks

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« Reply #4 on: December 12, 2008, 11:36 »
I can see the logic of the landscaping fabric. And it might well work but I have no experience of using it this way. However it might impair drainage and or restrict/constrain root growth and it would be a significant task to remove it.

You can get sulphur chips from most good horti shops but often only in small quantities. I got a 5kg bag from
garden direct


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