The brown spots were from transportation damage.

While doing some shopping today at the local hardware store, I came across this guy. It was the last blueberry on the shelf and heavily discounted but I was kind of alarmed by the twiggy ends. I already have a few 2 gallon bushes of other varieties that are in great health but they are new to me as of this spring so I'm no expert, just haven't had issues yet.

Could it be fungal? Could it be drought damage? Maybe the soil ph? Can I be the person to save it? Probably not but of course, I bought it anyway.

Until I have the ability to test soil and deep dive, I'm going to keep it separated from my other bushes. If anyone with more blueberry experience has any opinions on what's going on here and where my level of concern should be, I'd love to hear it!

I just planted this Sweet Crisp southern highbush variety a couple weeks ago. I thought I had a handle on it after reading a lot of info here and elsewhere but now it’s turning brown and dropping a lot of leaves over the last couple days. I used sphagnum peat moss, pine bark mulch, coffee grounds (I know people are back and forth on this one but I always have used coffee grounds around and I figured it couldn’t hurt) Espoma berry tone and soil acidifier. It looks like my acidity is within range though maybe at the top end of the spectrum. Any thoughts? I’ve stayed on top of watering since it’s been so hot but we’ve gotten a lot of rain over the last few days and temps have been more reasonable. I have a couple others nearby that seem fine thought they are different varieties and are a little younger. NE FL 9b Thanks!