Zachary Jhonson

Zachary Jhonson wrote:

Tj Jefferson wrote:I use the pine chips I get around blueberries and it works well but can be a little too much the first year possibly due to aluminum content. Old pine chips are superior.

I use the pine chips year one around tomato plants, they love it and degrade them quickly. They need added nitrogen and my very best areas also have blewit cultivation which I am not sure to be cause or effect. After a year with tomatoes ( I plant blueberries the same time but they don’t do much year one but they do well after).

I placed small branches with leaves in them as I don t have old pine chips

oh...nevermind I found a bag with some mulch for orchid which contains pine chips and coconuts chips.Are coconut chips good for blueberries?

Tj Jefferson wrote:I use the pine chips I get around blueberries and it works well but can be a little too much the first year possibly due to aluminum content. Old pine chips are superior.

I use the pine chips year one around tomato plants, they love it and degrade them quickly. They need added nitrogen and my very best areas also have blewit cultivation which I am not sure to be cause or effect. After a year with tomatoes ( I plant blueberries the same time but they don’t do much year one but they do well after).

I placed small branches with leaves in them as I don t have old pine chips

Steve Thorn wrote:I think I see a few healthy looking buds and what looks to be some healthy new growth starting.

Just from looking at the picture, it looks like the soil is pretty dry and rocky. If you can put down some good leaf mulch and keep the soil moist during its first year or two while it gets established, it can help it have a good start. Most blueberry varieties thrive in soil too wet for a lot of other plants.

Here's a like to a thread about blueberries I'm growing that may have some additional information!

https://permies.com/t/108426/berry/Growing-Blueberries-Naturally-Irrigation-Pruning

Best of luck!

i placed some evergreen tree branches aound the blueberries.Is it ok or not?

Steve Thorn wrote:The green colored stem is a good sign. Ones that are close to dying usually shrivel up all over. I would probably prune off the black part though to a healthy bud.

The buds also look like a healthy normal color, and it seems like it may be about to put on some new growth. If you can get a focused picture of the buds, it may be easier to tell for sure!

Hope they do well!

made these using macro mode

Ken W Wilson wrote:Ph of 7 is way too high. Should be around 4.5-5.

I know...will the compost for orchids acidify the soil?

Tj Jefferson wrote:Those look ok. Blueberry takes a full year in my experience to look like it is alive. Potted is faster but bare root takes a while

but can I put some compost for orchids to make the soil acid?

James Freyr wrote:

Zachary Jhonson wrote: ... I think my soil ph is around 7.

Hi Zachary and welcome to Permies!

Have you had a soil test done?

yeah...I ve done one with vinegar and baking soda,and one with a red cabbage

Tj Jefferson wrote:Maybe pictures?

Tj Jefferson wrote:Maybe pictures?

i ll try to shoot some pictures tomorrow

So a few weeks ago I biught 2 bonus blueberries and one honeyberry.
Now the honeyberry is happy and growing leaves,but the blueberries driy off their leaves and stays on the branch,and on the top of a branch is a burn,and I think my soil ph is around 7.Can I do something to keep them alive.And if so what can I do.Thanks
Ps:sorry fir my bad english