Blueberry info
Growing and caring for blueberry plants is not difficult. Blueberry planting time can be after frost in the fall or before bud break in the spring. If possible plant your blueberry bushes about 6 weeks prior to your last frost date if planting in the spring. Select a sunny site with at least 6 hours of sunlight a day. Full sun would be better. You will need a well drained soil for your blueberry plants as free of weeds as is possible and a PH of 4.2-5.5. It is a good idea to start a year ahead and begin weed control either through tilling ,cover cropping, or chemical sprays. You will need to be able to water your blueberry plants so figure this into the equation. When planting your blueberry plants straight into the field we like to dig a hole 1 1/2 to 2 feet wide and about a foot to 16 inches deep. If your soil has a lot of clay then dig a little deeper to allow for some drainage. Blueberry bushes like moisture but do not like to wade in water. We then mix half the dirt with an equal amount of peat moss and refill the hole. Plant the blueberry plants about 1 inch lower than the nursery line to allow for soil settling.
The spacing of your blueberry plants will depend on soil and variety. You can plant your blueberry bushes from 2 1/2 feet apart to 6 feet and if you are planting your blueberry bushes in rows they should be from 8-10 feet apart or maybe 12 depending on the type of equipment being used to maintain the center of the rows.
Once your blueberry plants are set in the ground water them in well and add 3-4 inches of hardwood mulch around the blueberry plants to help maintain soil moisture and keep the roots cooler in the summer. You will want to use aged mulch, either sawdust, wood chips, pine bark or even grass clippings.
After you have your blueberry plants in place you will want to add some fertilizer. Give them week or two to get settled in. We like to use organic fertilizer Nature Safe 8-5-5 which is a organic fertilizer and OMRI approved. Another organic fertilizer would be feather meal. If organic is not your thing you can use ammonium sulfate, triple 19 or azalea fertilizer. Try to avoid nitrate fertilizers if possible.
Blueberry plant roots are sensitive to fertilizer. It is easy to damage blueberry plants by applying to much fertilizer. Two ounces sprinkled around the 2 year blueberry bush in spring just before bud break and again in 6 weeks will do for the first year. With older blueberry bushes we start at bud break and fertilize every 6 weeks for a total of 3 times a year. Some growers only apply fertilizer 2 times a year. You will have to decide what works best for you. Do not fertilize any later than August to avoid frost damage to new growth. As the blueberry plants age you can increase the amount 1 ounce per time for each additional year of plant growth up to 8 ounces per time per plant.
All of our blueberry plants are NON-GMO. You see this claim on sites sometimes and the simple fact is that all blueberry plants are NON-GMO. There are no GMO blueberry plants being grown commercially today.
Daffodil info
Daffodil bulbs are best planted in the fall i.e. October/November but we plant them anytime we are able to get them or whenever we have the chance to bust up the clumps with no noticeable Ill effects.
When looking for a location to plant the bulbs keep in mind they prefer a sandy loam with good drainage and at least 1/2 day of sun or more unless you are in a hot climate then you will need a more heat tolerant variety and afternoon shade.
Planting the bulbs in clumps of 4-5 will give you a bit more of a show as opposed to planting them individually. Give them a little space between bulbs to allow for growth. When the clumps multiply and become larger it will become necessary to break them up every few years to keep them growing and blooming well. The planting depth of your bulbs should be 4-6 times the height of your bulbs measured from base to tip of bulb. Make sure the tip is pointing up when you set the bulbs.
Fertilize the bulbs in early spring just about the time you see them beginning to grow. Feed them again in the fall to help promote good root growth.
Red Raspberry info
Red raspberry plants are a fairly easy fruit to grow. There are two basic kinds, floracanes and primacanes.
Floracanes will bear fruit in their 2nd year of growth and then at the end of the 2nd year you will need to cut out the 2 year canes leave the current year canes for next year.
Primacanes on the other hand will bear fruit the first year and at the end of the year you can simply cut them down and the following year they will come back and have fruit again.
To plant the red raspberry plants just till your soil so that it is easy to dig into and you can either cot a furrow down the bed to plant in or you can dig separate holes about 3 inches deep.
The fine roots should be spread out to get the best soil contact and then covered with soil and watered in good. A PH around 6-6.5 will work well. If you soil is more acid you can use agriculture lime to raise the PH.
To fertilize you can use Nature Safe 8-5-5 organic fertilizer applied at the rate on the fertilizer bag.
The spacing of your blueberry plants will depend on soil and variety. You can plant your blueberry bushes from 2 1/2 feet apart to 6 feet and if you are planting your blueberry bushes in rows they should be from 8-10 feet apart or maybe 12 depending on the type of equipment being used to maintain the center of the rows.
Once your blueberry plants are set in the ground water them in well and add 3-4 inches of hardwood mulch around the blueberry plants to help maintain soil moisture and keep the roots cooler in the summer. You will want to use aged mulch, either sawdust, wood chips, pine bark or even grass clippings.
After you have your blueberry plants in place you will want to add some fertilizer. Give them week or two to get settled in. We like to use organic fertilizer Nature Safe 8-5-5 which is a organic fertilizer and OMRI approved. Another organic fertilizer would be feather meal. If organic is not your thing you can use ammonium sulfate, triple 19 or azalea fertilizer. Try to avoid nitrate fertilizers if possible.
Blueberry plant roots are sensitive to fertilizer. It is easy to damage blueberry plants by applying to much fertilizer. Two ounces sprinkled around the 2 year blueberry bush in spring just before bud break and again in 6 weeks will do for the first year. With older blueberry bushes we start at bud break and fertilize every 6 weeks for a total of 3 times a year. Some growers only apply fertilizer 2 times a year. You will have to decide what works best for you. Do not fertilize any later than August to avoid frost damage to new growth. As the blueberry plants age you can increase the amount 1 ounce per time for each additional year of plant growth up to 8 ounces per time per plant.
All of our blueberry plants are NON-GMO. You see this claim on sites sometimes and the simple fact is that all blueberry plants are NON-GMO. There are no GMO blueberry plants being grown commercially today.
Daffodil info
Daffodil bulbs are best planted in the fall i.e. October/November but we plant them anytime we are able to get them or whenever we have the chance to bust up the clumps with no noticeable Ill effects.
When looking for a location to plant the bulbs keep in mind they prefer a sandy loam with good drainage and at least 1/2 day of sun or more unless you are in a hot climate then you will need a more heat tolerant variety and afternoon shade.
Planting the bulbs in clumps of 4-5 will give you a bit more of a show as opposed to planting them individually. Give them a little space between bulbs to allow for growth. When the clumps multiply and become larger it will become necessary to break them up every few years to keep them growing and blooming well. The planting depth of your bulbs should be 4-6 times the height of your bulbs measured from base to tip of bulb. Make sure the tip is pointing up when you set the bulbs.
Fertilize the bulbs in early spring just about the time you see them beginning to grow. Feed them again in the fall to help promote good root growth.
Red Raspberry info
Red raspberry plants are a fairly easy fruit to grow. There are two basic kinds, floracanes and primacanes.
Floracanes will bear fruit in their 2nd year of growth and then at the end of the 2nd year you will need to cut out the 2 year canes leave the current year canes for next year.
Primacanes on the other hand will bear fruit the first year and at the end of the year you can simply cut them down and the following year they will come back and have fruit again.
To plant the red raspberry plants just till your soil so that it is easy to dig into and you can either cot a furrow down the bed to plant in or you can dig separate holes about 3 inches deep.
The fine roots should be spread out to get the best soil contact and then covered with soil and watered in good. A PH around 6-6.5 will work well. If you soil is more acid you can use agriculture lime to raise the PH.
To fertilize you can use Nature Safe 8-5-5 organic fertilizer applied at the rate on the fertilizer bag.