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Blueberry bush question.
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| Private 2008-03-28, 5:25 pm |
| Hi all,
my blueberry bush buds have just started to open and the
leaves are spreading out. Some of the leaves are brown and curling at
the ends. What could be causing this.
Thanks for your time
S
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| On 28/3/08 22:19, in article
9e76b09a-b921-4bef-a156-c7477d379a8e@d4g2000prg.googlegroups.com, "Private"
<thetruthinourlies@hotmail.com> wrote:
> Hi all,
> my blueberry bush buds have just started to open and the
> leaves are spreading out. Some of the leaves are brown and curling at
> the ends. What could be causing this.
> Thanks for your time
> S
Where do you live? What sort of weather have you been having? How are you
growing them - in the ground, in shade, in full sun, in pots, in what kind
of compost? How are you watering them? How old are the plants?
--
Sacha
http://www.hillhousenursery.co.uk
South Devon
'We do not inherit the earth from our ancestors, we borrow it from our
children.'
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| spookydirtjumper@hotmail.com 2008-03-29, 5:25 pm |
| Thanks for the reply,
i live in north west england, as im sure
you know we have been having wet windy weather. Im growing them in
pots with multi purpose compost. they get sun in the morning till
about 12 then shade. i bought the plant in feb of this year. Its got
lots of buds and is looking quite healthy. i water them when they are
just about moist but not too wet. Hope this helps.
Thanks again
S
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| On 29 Mar, 23:24, spookydirtjum...@hotmail.com wrote:
> Thanks for the reply,
> i live in north west england, as im sure
> you know we have been having wet windy weather. Im growing them in
> pots with multi purpose compost. they get sun in the morning till
> about 12 then shade. i bought the plant in feb of this year. Its got
> lots of buds and is looking quite healthy. i water them when they are
> just about moist but not too wet. Hope this helps.
> Thanks again
> S
I think the multi purpose compost you're using might be the problem,
as Blueberries like acid soils (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/
Ericaceae)
Repotting in ericaceous (or Rhododendron) compost might help. That's
what I've got mine in and they seem to be doing ok so far.
Wedge
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