Please allow up to 3 working days for despatch.

Blueberry Earli Blue - 2 Ltr Pot - NOVEMBER 2024 DELIVERY

Earliblue Blueberry Plants

NOVEMBER 2024 DELIVERY. Last orders for November delivery is 31st October. Orders placed after this date will be delivered from Mid-March.

Earliblue produces big light blue, mildly flavoured sweet berries which hang in medium sized clusters. an attractive shrub bearing masses fo sweetly scented, creamy white flowers.
An early variety producing blueberries from early July.
2L Pot

SPECIAL OFFER
Buy any two blueberry plants and use code BLU2 at the checkout to receive a discount.

Please note that fruit will be sent separately from other goods on your order.

Product Part No: 93025

Pack size: 2 Litre Pot

In Stock
Price: £17.10

When to Sow

  • Jan
  • Feb
  • Mar
  • Apr
  • May
  • Jun
  • Jul
  • Aug
  • Sep
  • Oct
  • Nov
  • Dec

Additional Details

PLANTING EARLI BLUE BLUEBERRY BUSHES

Blueberries prefer a sheltered sunny spot in the garden. But they can be grown in partial shade. They require an acid soil that has a high organic matter with a pH in the range of 4.0 -5.5. If kept in the container, an ericaceous potting compost should be used. If planted in the open ground, the soil must be acidic. In the garden plant 1.2m (4ft) apart, applying a dressing of bone meal. Once planted, mulch with bark to a depth of 10-15cm (4-6") this will help to retain the moisture. The plants should be ideally fed with a high nitrogen liquid fertilizer at 10 day intervals until they start to flower. From flowering until the fruit start to ripen, feed with a high potash fertilizer of the type used for tomatoes every 10 days.

PRUNING BLUEBERRY PLANTS

Blueberries require little pruning which is carried out in winter. Remove any weak, or dead damaged or diseased wood, and in the first few years remove the tips of the branches. Blueberries fruit on branches that are 2-3 years old.

HARVESTING BLUEBERRIES

Birds can be a problem and bushes should be covered with netting just as fruit starts to ripen. Pick fruit when they have started to soften, this is 7-10 days after turning blue. The fruit can be frozen or stored in the refrigerator for about two weeks.