Blueberrys

[Stimw]

I got a comment in the mosquito thread about picking Blueberrys already so here are pics.
I have about 12 large bushes and I have picked about 1 1/2 gallons so far this year. I have picked up to 4 gallons in the past, I might make that if the birds don't beat me to them.

 

[WayneB]

Wow nice looking berries.......heck we won't see any up here until August time-frame.

 

[Ford850]

Wow! Where did you find a dime that small? I wish my berries grew that large.

 

[nunyabinis]

Good looking berries you got there.


I have ten bushes and usually pick the first batch on July 4th of each year then make blueberry ice cream for the family.





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[Trainer]

We had a blueberry farm in Louisiana before we moved to Arkansas. Usually we would average about 5 gallons per bush. It is our intent to plant a small patch (about 1/2 acre) in Arkansas. That will be plenty for kids, grandkids, neighbors, and bears. In Louisiana we were not bothered by the deer but the birds liked them.

What variety is that? Good looking berries.

 

[tallyho8]

I've been picking blueberries for about 3 weeks now but my bushes are small and produce very few berries. I wish I could get even 1 gallon per bush.

My apples are almost ripe now. I think I should have thinned them out on the tree because the tree is too small to support them.

If I depended on farming for a living, I would have gone bankrupt a long time ago.

 

[ericstac]

what variety of blueberry bush are you growing>?

 

[tallyho8]

what variety of blueberry bush are you growing>?

I don't know if you are asking me or Stimw, but I have 6 different varieties planted and they are all growing about the same . I notice no difference from one variety to the next. They are all under-performing.

 

[Tdog]

Tally - - what kind of apple tree is that? & how long has it been in the ground? I showed your pic to my wife & she is jealous! We have what we think is a Granny Smith that has been planted about 10 years - - it has a handful of apples on it. Usually the squirrels get there 1st. And we've planted a few more apple trees in the last couple of years - - an Anna, a Golden Dorsset, a Yates & an Ein Shemer. I expect it will be a few years before these produce, but your tree looked pretty small, so maybe there's hope sooner. I take it that this is about the time of year apples mature in this part of the country??

Oh, just so I don't totally hijact this thread, I've been picking blueberries for a couple of weeks. In about a week we'll be swamped with them.

Jack

 

[ToadHill]

Tally: Blueberrys like acid soil, have a soil test done and if the pH is higher than 5.5, you need to add something like horticultural sulpher to lower the pH.