Cultivating blueberries in pots »This is how it works

Sweet fruits on acidic soil

Cultivated blueberries as a real North American variant of the one in this country in the forest collectable forest blueberries are a little less aromatic, but significantly larger and juicier than their local relatives. In nature, blueberries grow primarily in the clearings of loose bog forests, as they thrive best on acidic soil with a pH value of 4.0 to 5.0. Even those from specialist retailers for the Cultivation in the garden offered Blueberry varieties require a more acidic and largely lime-free soil. On not too loamy soils, this can sometimes be achieved by acidifying with the following materials:

• Bark mulch
• Mulch(€ 239.00 at Amazon *) made from spruce and pine needles
• Conifer and lawn clippings

The pot as the simpler variant

In most home gardens, you will hardly be spared a larger part of the soil planned for growing blueberries

Location to exchange. Since blueberries tend to have shallow roots, the excavated cuboid does not have to be very deep, but relatively wide. In order to avoid the lateral penetration of lime with the irrigation water, a larger amount of rhododendron or azalea soil and peat is usually unavoidable. Growing blueberries in pots avoids this problem, as only the pot itself has to be filled with a lime-free and acidic soil substrate.

Properly care for the blueberries in the pot

Basically tolerated Cultivated blueberries a sunnier location than native wild blueberries in the forest. However, when growing in a pot, you have to rely on a sufficient water supply Be careful, as the substrate in the pot dries out much faster than one in the wind and sun Garden bed. In particular for Blueberry harvest season in July and August the bushes need a lot of water in order to be able to develop juicy and fully ripe fruits on the branches. Blueberries in the bucket should be checked and watered particularly regularly during dry periods.

Tips & Tricks

Nowadays, peat from the mining of moors no longer corresponds to the concept of environmentally friendly garden design. However, composting companies often also offer soil substrates acidified by mulched bark components for sale.