Blueberry plant yields 4 pints per day, every day?? wtf?

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Howard

Lifer
Oct 14, 1999
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A little due diligence would save people a lot of money and headaches. This is a scam wrapped up in partial truths and glowing promises. Yes, mature blueberry shrubs/trees (6' to 12' tall) can produce such daily quantities but the omitted qualifier is "during their fruiting season and given the right climate, water, sunlight, nutrients and protection."

You should never buy via mail order unless you are at least vaguely familiar with the topic and the supplier. In this case:
a) do you know if YOUR particular Plant Hardiness Zone is suitable for blueberry growing? -
http://www.usna.usda.gov/Hardzone/ushzmap.html
b) do you know YOUR particular microclimate and soil conditions? (I mean, you DO know what your soil pH is as well as what pH blueberries require, and their moisture and nutrient requirements, right?)
c) have you considered the space constraints of YOUR particular garden to avoid neighboring plants from competing for nutrients, water, light and space?
d) do you know the name and reputation of the supplier.... not the spammer?

I would urge you to turn to your local Cooperative Extension Service or Master Gardener's Hotline where you can obtain free factsheets on vegetable and fruit gardening, or at the very least, Google for reputable information sites, i.e. - http://plants.usda.gov/java/profile?symbol=VACO

Successful fruit and veggie gardeners know that it costs time and sweat to maximize results and prevent disease and pests and lack of nutrients from ruining harvest results. With something as delicate as blueberries, you'll need to do quite a bit before ever shelling out money for plants, incl. deciding how to protect the plants from pests (birds, deer, etc).
FYI - home gardeners rarely get many if any blueberries, even if the plants survive. Best chance of success comes from erecting a permanent enclosure of tall posts and netting/metal fencing big enough to walk around in, large enough for the mature highbush blueberry trees. (remember, they grow up to 12' tall) Sure, you can prune blueberry shrubs, but do you know when to prune and how, so you're not lopping off the parts of the plant where the flowers and fruits will form?
You'll also need patience - the tiny plants you'll receive can take YEARS to mature.

There's NOTHING special about the spammer's plants, as one web site linked to this spam eventually admits in a FAQ: "They are not hybrids. They are Vaccinium Corymbosum - the Highbush Blueberry"

You should only buy mail order plants (any plant) from a REPUTABLE mail order nursery. There are several great online resources that maintain lists of reputable growers. This is one of my favs: http://davesgarden.com/products/gwd/

Another caveat... NEVER buy ANYTHING from an unsolicited email, especially if they're full of rosy claims and untraceable testimonials. Period. In this case of spam, a simple check showed the sender was actually a day old domain name hosted in BUCHAREST ROMANIA! Steer clear.
best spam ever
 

CraigRT

Lifer
Jun 16, 2000
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I love blueberries!
I may go get some from the grocery store to snack on tonight, while at work...
 

jacc1234

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Sep 3, 2005
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I'm guessing spambuster = dave...

I don't know if that dude is dave but the website in his posts is the definitive site for info about mail order nurseries. I do disagree with his post about home gardeners not getting blueberries. Many people I know have no problems getting nice yields out of their plants. I hope to do the same and will report back in a few years lol.
 

brinstar117

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Mar 28, 2001
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WTF 4 pints per day? Sense that does not make. The plant has to be making those blueberries FROM something. No plant is that efficient, and if it were you would have to be replace 4 or more pints of soil a day being converted into blueberries.

Actually, most of the non-water mass of a plant comes from its intake of air (mostly carbon dioxide and oxygen). Roots take up water and trace minerals and nutrients like nitrogen, phosphorus, and potassium. This is why plants don't create massive depressions in the soil

Read more about it on Wikipedia if you'd like:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Plant_nutrition

It's too bad that most plants can't use atmospheric nitrogen since there's so much of it available.
 

Modelworks

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Feb 22, 2007
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Blueberry plants are not that hard to grow. We had them in the yard when I was growing up. I think they are one of the plants that like an acid soil and most people have a alkaline soil because of the heavy metals like iron that are more common in soil. They love sandy soil.

We never got many actual blueberries because of birds. Birds love them as much as people do and will pick a bush clean !


If you live in NC then check out the farms that let you pick your own. The cost is cheap and you get to decide the quality of the purchase.
http://www.anythingnorthcarolina.com/encpyo.htm
 
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slag

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Dec 14, 2000
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If you plant them in your soil you need to be careful - blueberry plants like acidic soil and won't grow and most people's gardens. You might have to buy chemicals to supplement the soil.


Couple bags of peat moss should do the trick!
 
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