Blueberry Site Preparation and Establishment

Check out the first session of our 2019 Blueberry School Webinar series and learn about how to prepare and establish your blueberry planting!

Narrated by: Bill Cline, Blueberry Specialist, North Carolina State University

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The 2019 Blueberry School Webinar Series is sponsored by the Southern Region Small Fruit Consortium

[ben-fezy]

I liked the way the speaker got on with the details without rambling. Really useful information, thanks.

[ianberry]

As somebody very interested in owning my own farm this information is priceless! Answering all my questions about crop and sire preperations and maintenance.

[wyzukee]

Wonderful video! Thanks for sharing! I plan to plant next year after preparing my site and amending my soil.

[nonyadamnbusiness]

Best video I've found on growing blueberries.

[chrisnixon]

So helpful!! Great content and easy to understand thank you.

[abefehr]

Very good information thanks brother wish I would have found this video sooner

[bugware]

Great video. I just bought some property and dying to get my bushes in. I sent soil samples into the state site in Raleigh a couple months ago, but they are backed and still won't get my report for another couple weeks. I think I'll go ahead and get 3-4 bushes and hope for the best. I have clayey soil (Western NC), but will amend with sphagnum peat moss, organic rich soil, maybe some Sulphur? Perlite? Vermiculite? I'll mound it up good and high, though my land is pretty sloping.

[johnfitbyfaithnet]

Very interesting thank you for sharing this important information listening from Bangs Texas

[bowmag]

Sweet I got rabbiteye fairy easy to grow just need to keep an eye on ph

[jolIyjoeker]

My blueberry patch sight is only going to be prepared for a couple months ahead of planting, think the PH will be adjusted by then? I wonder if I should plant my bareroot blueberry plants I ordered in containers until PH is in range.

[galstas]

Hello BIll !!! I have a question concerning about site preparation.. I have a possibilty to get for free pine bark, and buy peat with ph 3, 5-4.0, also i can get a pine tree sawdesk. Can you give me a proportion of this ingredients? Pine tree sawdust i can get for very affordouble price. Thank you in advance. And maybe you can answer to another question - every year we must to mulch blueberry bushes. Can i use the same ingredients and which proportion is good?

[ИгорьЛюбвин]

Привет! Я слышал что торф через несколько лет полностью минерализуется. так ли это? И какой объём корней для хорошего урожая? Нужен только объём или достаточно качественное органическое удобрение? Спасибо

[trp]

how can i contact to ask some questions and guidance

[RhumRunner]

If the best land for blueberries is one where the water table is within 12 to 24 inches from the surface, why is drainage so vital? Wouldn't draining the land negate that and force irrigation to compensate?

[Rubberglass]

I’m about to plant my first blueberries, if I buy bushes that are 2-3’ tall am I ok to let them fruit the first year?