Blueberry bushes

[kwyeewyk]

What do you do to get your pH below 5.5? I just picked up 6 plants but haven't put them in the ground yet. Thanks!

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[Irrelevant]

What do you do to get your pH below 5.5? I just picked up 6 plants but haven't put them in the ground yet. Thanks!

This is what I used
Fertilome (10665) Soil Acidifier Plus Iron (1 gal) https://a.co/d/19e3A0o
The pine needles didn't work for me so I used a blueberry specific fert for pH maintenance

 

[TheTone]

Don't be Stingy With It

Also helps if you mulch with pine needles, they'll help maintain the acidity as they decompose.

Good to know! I’ve got a pile of them I’ve been too lazy to burn or haul off

 

[Straight Arrow]

Don't be Stingy With It

Also helps if you mulch with pine needles, they'll help maintain the acidity as they decompose.

You can also make a bucket-tea with pine needles to water the bushes.

 

[Gellar]

I read through this this morning and thought it was helpful.

http://hort.cornell.edu/gardening/soil/blueberries.pdf

 

[BackofBeyond]

The pine needles didn't work for me so I used a blueberry specific fert for pH maintenance

They don’t do 100% but I think they do help. Plus, it’s taking a problem (PITA Scotch Pine needles) and turns it into a solution. So I’ll take it. I still dump more fertilizer on them every year, but not as much as I did when I originally planted them.

What we do grow hardly ever makes it into the house though. My kids pretty much eat everything remotely ripe straight off the bush.

 

[Phaseolus]

You may need to buffer your water source too