Blueberries have delicious fruit, very attractive bell-like white flowers in spring and glorious autumn foliage colour. More and more research studies are showing blueberries to have amazing health giving properties, one of the so called 'superfoods'. They are perfectly frost hardy, and provided you follow a few simple rules, they are very easy to grow. Blueberries are partly self fertile and you will get a crop even if you have only one plant, however, commercial growers have noted that you get the heaviest yield by growing two different varieties in close proximity
The collection consists of three good sized plants, each in a four litre pot, that will produce fruit this year! Each plant has flowers and/or fruit depending on the time of year. They are 40cm plus high with a spread of 30 - 40cm.
Pick Blueberries for up to 100 days!
By planting varieties which crop early, mid-season and late you can be picking blueberries for 100 days! These varieties are some of the best Northern Highbush blueberries available. All are wideley grown in the Northern United States and Canada, so they are ideal for the British climate. In your collection you will have one of each of the following varieties (see box below) to give you blueberries over the longest possible period. One fruits early, one mid-season and one late season. We sold hundreds of these well grown, bushy plants from our online store last year and we are certain you won't find better anywhere.
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Many newspaper offers and mail order suppliers sell young plants in one litre pots because they're cheaper to post. Remember we have a 14 day No Quibble Satisfaction Guarantee or you can send them back and get 100% of your money back!
Your blueberries will be shipped within 3 days, care sheet provided with every order
CareThey must have moist acid soil, ideally below pH 5.5 which can't be provided in most gardens so provide similar conditions by growing in a large pot of ericaceous compost. Place the pot in full sun or partial shade. Water with rainwater (but in drought conditions use tap water if necessary rather than let them dry out) and feed spring and summer with ericaceous feed. When the berries are swelling try alternating this feed with tomato food to get a heavier crop. The crop does not ripen all at once so you can be picking berries for a few weeks. There are also early, mid and late season varieties which will help you extend the time you can eat your own berries to months rather than weeks. Blueberries only need light pruning to thin out overcrowded bushes and crossing stems.
Health benefitsPacked with vitamin C and in the past two years one study has shown they can reduce cholesterol and another shows an anti-ageing effect. Blueberries are also high in anti-inflammatory compounds called anthocyanins, which help ease the pain of gout. Click on these links for more information
Reducing cholesterol
Anti-ageing
Blueberry varieties in the collection, one supplied of each variety
You could be picking blueberries for up to 100 days with these varieties!
Bluetta (Early)
A very early blueberry which is ready at the same time as Earliblue but has heavier yields and more suitable for areas with late spring frosts. Medium sized, dark blue berries with excellent flavour. It has a compact growth habit reaching 1.2m when mature. Beautiful autumn colours
Bluecrop (Mid-Season)
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The most widely grown commercial variety. Easy to grow, consistent heavy yields, large, high quality fruit and good disease resistance. Eventual ht. 1.2m to 1.5m (4 - 6 ft)
Goldtraube 71 (Late)
A fairly new introduction which is very vigorous, easy to grow, and produces heavy yields of large, super tasting fruit. Upright habit with a final ht. of 1.8m 6ft+. We have sold this variety for the past 2 years and had numerous customers tell us how delighted they are with it - so highly recommended
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