Look for a dwarf variety, such as Blueberry Burst, which only grows 1m high and 75cm wide. It's a technique called mound layering." We also have an extensive article on how to grow blueberry bushes. SCIENTIFIC NAME: Cucurbita pepo CULTURE: Fertile, well-drained soil with a pH of 5.8–6.8 is best. Amend the soil to a pH of 4.5 to 5.2 using sulfur or ammonium sulfate. Make sure that it’s deep enough for the roots of the blueberry plant to fit in nicely. In Australia you can buy the bushes online from Daley’s Fruit Tree Nursery or Perry’s Fruit and Nut Nursery or Australian Gardener. Plastic mulch and fabric row covers (AG-19 grade) can aide plant establishment and exclude insect pests during the seedling stage. The blueberries can be eaten straight from the bush, frozen, used in cakes and muffins or made into jam. This mixture creates the perfect home for your baby blueberry plant. Choose a pot at least 400mm wide and deep. It's best if it's planted in a pot where soil pH can be more easily controlled and good drainage achieved. They also sell seeds. 100% free blueberry plants! TIA Deanna Find 130mm Blueberry - Vaccinium corymbosum - Twin Pack at Bunnings Warehouse. This compact semi- evergreen shrub is also the most tolerant of a higher pH, and is well suited to growing in pots. For instance the US site has Toro Blueberry bushes, ‘Pink Lemonade’ blueberries, and Duke blueberry bushes, among others. Needing only 150 hours of winter chill, `Sunshine Blue' will fruit reliably even in the subtropics. This low chill variety produces a heavy crop of mid-sized summer fruit in almost any climate. "Now blueberry plants can be quite expensive, so I'm going to show you a way of propagating from one plant to make many plants. Peach Sorbet: If you want a beautiful blueberry plant then this one, with its peach-emerald foliage and abundant blueberries, … Row covers should be removed when plants begin to flower. Position in full sun and protect from strong winds. Plant rhizomes or seedlings 8 inches (20 cm.) It features large fruit, high yields, early season flowering and fruiting. Poor fruit development may indicate insufficient pollination. Visit your local store for the widest range of garden products. Delicious Blueberries are easy to grow in your own garden so long as a few essential rules are followed: Soil: This is by far the most important piece of the puzzle. Once you’ve made a hole, mix in the fertilizer with a little bit of the ground soil. apart in well-drained soil amended with peat, compost, or sawdust. Patriot Blueberry: Growing berries in abundance, the plant also grows cute looking white flowers. Blueberry Burst is an Australian bred dwarf blueberry variety. Store bought blueberries are a wonderful way to get free plants and tons of them too! 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