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- Grow blueberries in a pot
- Sweet fruits on acid soil
- The pot as the simpler variant
- Maintain the blueberries in the pot properly
- Tips & Tricks
Grow blueberries in a pot
Even the cultivated blueberries specially cultivated for the garden make special demands on the soil of the respective location. An extension in a pot can therefore be a good choice in some gardens.
Sweet fruits on acid soil
Cultivated blueberries, as a true North American variant of the forest blueberries that can be collected in the forest in this country, are a bit less aromas, but are significantly larger and juicier than their native relatives. In nature, blueberries grow primarily in the clearings of loose bog forests, as they thrive best on acid soil with a pH of 4.0-5.0. The blueberry varieties offered by the specialized trade for cultivation in the garden also require a rather acidic and largely lime-free soil. This can sometimes be achieved on not too clay soils by acidification with the following materials:
The pot as the simpler variant
In most domestic gardens you will hardly be spared the need to exchange more of the soil at the planned location for the cultivation of blueberries. Since blueberries are rather flat roots, the excavated cuboid does not have to be very deep, but relatively broad. In order to avoid a lateral infiltration of lime with the irrigation water, an introduction of a larger amount of rhododendron or azalea soil and peat is usually unavoidable. A cultivation of blueberries in the pot circumvents this problem, since only the pot itself must be filled with a lime-free and acidic soil substrate.
Maintain the blueberries in the pot properly
Basically, cultivated blueberries can tolerate a sunnier location than native wild blueberries in the forest. However, when growing in a pot much more attention must be paid to a sufficient water supply, as the substrate in the pot dries up much faster than a garden bed due to wind and sun. Especially in the harvest season of blueberries in July and August, the shrubs need plenty of water to be able to train juicy and fully ripe fruit on the branches. Blueberries in the tub should be checked and watered particularly regularly during dry periods.
Tips & Tricks
Moor peat bogs are no longer in line with the idea of green garden design. However, composting companies often offer soil substrates that have been acidified by mulched bark components.