I first tried growing this Highbush Blueberry in my backyard, but it failed in my barely acid clay soil. Perhaps if I heavily amended the...Read More planting area with lots of sand and peatmoss and sulfur, it would have worked, but my some amending was not enough. Instead, in spring 2011 I bought a large tub and planted a new Bluejay with a Bluecrop for cross-pollination in a potting soil. They grew well for a year, but developed iron chlorosis in spring of 2012 with yellowing leaves. I incorporated an acidifer mixture of sulfur and iron sulphate into the potting soil as much as possible, and after 3 months they were green again. The top of the tub soil had a pH reading of about 4.0. They have been bearing fruit well also.
Hummelstown, PA (Zone 6b) | January 2013 | positive
I live in Hummelstown PA (Zone 6b) and this plant grows well in partial shade. Very vigorous and large sized berries in mid June through...Read More mid July. Beautiful red foliage in fall. My 4 year old bush is about 4 feet tall. I did add some sulfur to the soil to acidify as well as peat moss mixed in with the natural soil at planting. I have a think layer of hardwood much around it and fertilize it with a special blueberry fertilizer I get from Miller's Nursery in NY. Its a balanced 12-12-12 blueberry plant food that has magnesium and sulfer and helps acidify the soil and prevent chlorosis.
Fast-growing plants (to 5-7 ft) produce prolific early to mid-season crops of tasty medium sized fruit. Excellent fall color is a great b...Read Moreonus. Hardy to zone 5.
I first tried growing this Highbush Blueberry in my backyard, but it failed in my barely acid clay soil. Perhaps if I heavily amended the...Read More
I live in Hummelstown PA (Zone 6b) and this plant grows well in partial shade. Very vigorous and large sized berries in mid June through...Read More
Fast-growing plants (to 5-7 ft) produce prolific early to mid-season crops of tasty medium sized fruit. Excellent fall color is a great b...Read More