Hello, I am new to gardening. A few weeks ago I planted three blueberry plants in a mix of our neutral ph clay-like soil. I added peat moss, mulched leaves, and 1.5 cups of Epsoma soil acidifier per hole, then topped with pine bark mulch. I am watering with two gallons of water 2-3 times a week. Zone 6b. The first picture is patriot blueberry plant. When it arrived the leaves were green and there were several flowers on the bush. I picked off the flowers to help the plant focus on root development this year. The roots were a little bound in the original container so I tried to separate them when I planted. The leaves have since started to turn red and thin. The other two were bare root one a bluecrop and the other a blueray. One has a red stem but has produced a new leaf. Is the red stem something to be concerned about? The third one had a few leaves and then got frost damage even though we covered it. Am I doing something wrong to cause the red leaves or any advice on something I should do for the plants? Thanks in advance!
by Every-Newspaper-2134
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The last two might have a slower start, but that doesn’t mean they won’t make it. They do look a little rough, but are probably still waking up from dormancy. Give them some time, and when you can see they are clearly growing some new leaves, it will be easier to see what spots are dead and you can cut them off.
Edit: I wouldn’t worry about the red leaves in pic 1. Pic 3 looks like maybe just a leaf from last year that never dropped?
They are probably just stressed from the transplant. I would give them some time.
But also, good idea to pinch off the flowers this year.