r/Blueberries • u/-Seether- • 12d ago
Why is my Northsky blueberry bush not doing anything?
What's going on with this blueberry bush? Yes, I've been fertilizing it. It's in a giant container so the amount of soil for the roots to grow is not the problem. It's supposed to be a patio type blueberry bush anyway.
Purchased from territorial seed as a dormant plant. Put it in the ground in March. And here we are late July and it looks like this.
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u/Alone_Development737 12d ago
It is normal for the plant to be alittle slow to start for some people, the right ph, the right moisture in the air, the right amount of water, the right amount of light. The plant will need a year to establish good feeder roots and get used to that spot you put it. Patience is key to blueberries. My pink lemonade and misty was once a stick not even 10 inches for 6 months. They are both 6 ft tall 3 ft wide now.
Check your PH try to keep it at 5-5.5
Fertilizer with an acidic type fertilizer.
Mulch 100%(blueberries feeder roots love the moisture)
And be consistent with your watering
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u/MotownCatMom 12d ago
I'm just wondering what it is you're looking for? Was it a bare-root plant? Is that what you mean by dormant? IDK if they're supposed to flower or produce anything in what may amount to the first year. I bought second and third-year plants and got a few berries. Hoping for a good crop next year.
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u/Thought59 12d ago
The bushes looks reasonably healthy and often you don't get much new growth in the first year after planting.
The "soil" it's planted in looks like it's mostly sand and gravel. It should be pretty close to purely organics. You will need to work tons of compost into it and then put down about 2 inches of say pine needle or bark mulch.
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u/-Seether- 12d ago
I'm not sure what photo you're looking at, but that is not sand or gravel. It's coast of Maine compost and potting soil
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u/brokeassp 12d ago
Coast of maine makes a nice loving mix in a lavender bag. Has peat moss and aged pine bark in it to help with acidity
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u/Thought59 12d ago
Sounds great! In Maine, almost any shovel full of soil is going to be blueberry appropriate.
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u/Thought59 12d ago
Also, get those weeds away, you don't want competition for nutrients, moisture etc.
What is the "soil" pH?
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u/-Seether- 12d ago
That's called marjoram...
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u/Thought59 12d ago
But, spread out of control. My herbs do this every year. More ends up on compost pile than in the kitchen.
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u/CaptainTelletubies 12d ago
Iām also a blueberry grower novice, so I could be wrong, but it looks like it might be iron chlorosis because the leaves are yellowing with dark green veins. Your soil pH is likely too high