I have had these three blueberries since February. What does the leaf color indicate? It has changed recently and quickly. My other larger blueberry seems to be doing much better and I am taking care of them all the same. I use a soil acidifier for blueberries and pine bark for mulch.
by LocalDegree6181
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I’ll share what we’re doing now for our in zone10 and see if you can apply any of this to yours. We have 22 blueberries and we water them every other day in the summer. We keep them heavily mulched with cedar and in a custom blend soil we get that is acidic because of the shredded redwood added to the soil. Acidifier burned out raspberries in the past so we decided to stop using it. We fertilize around 2-3x a year with an acidic fertilizer from down to earth in Jan, a little in Feb, and then again at the end of harvest for a little boost. Then we leave them alone. In the winter we water less frequently and for less time and during the rainy season we leave them alone. But blueberries looooove water, just not wet feet. Oh and for pruning we light prune dead branches throughout the year and a larger prune in Jan. Hope this helps you in any way.
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Taken them out of cloth bags immediately.
They like wet. Water. And being wet all the time. If they are dry. It will really stunt their growth for both limbs and fruit.
Get a 15 gallon pot without drain holes. Drill holes 2-3 inches up from the bottom. This leaves a reservoir of water in case of hot dry days and you forget to water.
They will grow so much better.