Blueberries have woken up

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I'm hoping that the poor ol blueberries are going to have a chance to put on a decent head of foliage this year.

[Update: FB has just reminded me that I noticed the first buds today on the 3rd Sept, back in 2017 so the plants this year are earlier then that by a few weeks.]


I've applied Rok Solid fertiliser under a layer of newspaper to smother the grass and weed. A  horse shit blanket holds everything down.

Going to be hitting them hard with the BT cause I reckon something has been eating the leaves and the Neem oil doesn't seem to be stopping it.

Discovered that ash reduces acidity so won't be applying any of that anymore. Will mulch everything with pine needles to push up the acidity.

Turns out that blue berries can be really different in what sort of conditions they enjoy, these are two different varieties and though they both share the same environment, and were both planted at the same time a few years back, one is doing a lot better then the other.



Also installing the slug traps nice and early just to cover all vege predator options...



... and I regularly add coffee grounds.

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