The balcony as a location for growing blueberries
Because some Blueberry varieties a bit sensitive to windy Locations the balcony can be a good place to grow small blueberries. Since especially those from North America Cultivated blueberries love sunny and warm locations, you can produce particularly sweet fruits on a balcony facing the sun. It should not be forgotten, however, that blueberries are only acidic Earth can thrive. In addition, when cultivating in a tub, regular watering of the plants is allowed especially shortly before and during the Harvest time not to be forgotten.
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- Successfully growing blueberries in the garden
- Grow blueberries in a pot
- Harvest blueberries with cultivated blueberries in your own garden
Choosing the right varieties
Not all sorts the Cultivated blueberries are also suitable for cultivation in pot. That is also because some Blueberry varieties Can be up to 3 meters high and thus exceed the dimensions of most balconies. For an uncomplicated extension on the balcony without a permanent one
Cut back you should therefore choose varieties that remain small and compact. On the one hand, this can be a wild blueberry variety such as Vaccinium Sylvana. This contributes as usual for forest blueberries Harvest time in midsummer particularly aromatic fruits. Larger fruits in large quantities, on the other hand, promise you varieties such as:- Sunshine Blue
- Northsky
- the potted bilberry Vaccinium corymbosum
Caring for blueberries in the bucket
For blueberries to thrive optimally in the tub, you should choose planters with sufficient width, as blueberries have more broad roots than deep ones. But this also goes hand in hand with the Blueberries in the pot have to be watered almost every day in midsummer. So that there is still no waterlogging, a loose plant substrate with an acidic pH value like Rhododendron and azalea soil can be used, which is watered from below with a watering coaster can.
Tips & Tricks
In the open field, blueberries are usually not too sensitive to frost. Since plants in the tub are much more sensitive with their roots above the ground, appropriate frost protection should be used.
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