Hey Polka,
Good to hear they are doing okay,
I was wondering about them....
They're just little guys and my neighbors are kind of laughing but I will have the last laugh.
I want you to know that blueberries are slow producers, so don't get down if you don't get any berries... in fact, I know this is going to make you cry,
but the
first year you really should pull all the
flowers off of them, and let the
plant and roots grow as they are slow to establish, and gives the
plant it's energy into establishing and not putting out fruit..
To get them really established it could be up to 3~5 years... so be patient and don't let that neighbor laugh at you, but just wanted you to know that about them.. and not be disappointed...
plant some strawberries in the meantime, so you get a harvest of something...
And don't forget to keep them mulched with some pine needles, or composted saw dust, or shredded oak leaves, rotted leave mold *chopped up leaves, left in a bag or somewheres to decompost*, peat moss.... they like a moist, well drained soil...
Hey!! I'm almost sounding like a real gardener. I didn't think I could be this truly excited about gardening. But WOW!!! Thanks to you all I think I have success.
That's what's so exciting for us as gardeners' to hear!!! Really, we are very happy to help anyone get the gardening bug so to speak....
Weezie