Useful highbush blueberries in the garden

Why are highbush blueberries so popular? In the climatic conditions of the stable middle zone, the cultivation of highbush blueberry varieties can be mastered. Some weather surges are dangerous.

Blueberries in our country

Spring frosts are dangerous for some flowers, autumn frosts are dangerous for berries that have not yet been picked. But this is a resilient culture. It can withstand harsh winters at temperatures up to 30°C.

It is planted when the planting holes have already been prepared. Their diameter should be about 60 cm. A number of conditions are needed.

• The soil mixture for blueberries is sand, high-moor (red) peat, sawdust. Bark or half-rotted pine and spruce needles are often used;
• You can work out the planting holes - they can be lined from the inside with geotextile fabric, this will limit the development of plant roots outside the hole itself;
• Find out what kind of soil is on your site. It can be very clayey - it won’t work. Then drainage will have to be developed;
• Blueberries favorably accept moist soils where there is no stagnation;
• You can find blueberry seedlings on sale; they have a closed root system, and they are sold in small pots with peat;
• It is recommended to choose fairly developed plants, 25 - 40 cm in height.

Here are the main features. Mid-May is suitable for planting. You must wait until the frosts pass. When there are shoots from the previous year, blueberries can already bear fruit. All fruit buds are removed during the first two years. Blueberries are often propagated by seeds - but this is done mainly by breeders.Also, highbush blueberries require the removal of weak and diseased fragments.