RE: The Pickleman Family Garden 2020!
You are viewing a single comment's thread:
For sure.
My better half removed some of the raspberry spread this year and I really have to reign them in or I will have nothing but those in my flower bed.
I know a local family that grows plenty of blueberries and have a great place to get advice. I bet it has a lot to do with soil acidity (like tomatoes) and will have to learn the basics of that science as well.
You can teach old dogs new tricks! Hopefully that is what staves off old age. ;)
0
0
0.000
Yeah, sulphur will help to acidify soil and I’ve used a bit in the containers I use for growing potatoes, which also like acidic soil. I’ve never tested our land but I’m guessing that with how much clay we have, much of the yard is too alkaline for blueberries. In containers and raised beds, I have more leeway to amend the soil than with holes dug into the ground.
True enough.
The beds where they are now are ground I haven't done much with for 8 years. Used to be under the shade of 3 huge pine trees that were taken down. Wonder what years of pine needles and cones do to the PH.
"The truth is pine needles do not make the soil more acidic. It is true that pine needles have a pH of 3.2 to 3.8 (neutral is 7.0) when they drop from a tree. ... They are a good mulching material that will keep the moisture in, suppress weeds and eventually add nutrients back to the soil." hmmm
Anyhow, I will keep them well watered, and add as many bushed again next year to make sure there are plenty to pollinate.
I will as likely fail but I will learn along the way.