Our blueberries will typically take 2 3 years after planting to reach maturity and bear fruit.
Sunshine blue blueberry container size.
For gardens from san diego to seattle sunshine blue has it all.
You can plant sunshine blue blueberries year round.
We have posts on growing and caring for for blueberries.
More information about the amazing blueberry.
Every 3 to 4 years change out the soil and root prune the plants to keep them the right size for your containers.
If one has room for larger containers feel free to choose blueberry varieties that can grow up to or even more than 1 8m 6 feet.
Large pots between 16 22 inches deep are going to be perfect for growing blueberries.
The container should be large enough to balance the size of the shrub.
Just make sure that they have sufficient drainage holes.
Most blueberries need another type of blueberry nearby for pollination.
Check this with each variety.
2 years old and 12.
Sunshine blue tolerates higher ph soils better than many other blueberries and it is self pollinating.
The age and size information for our blueberries is as follows.
Top hat and sunshine blue will thrive in containers for their lives.
Growing blueberries in containers is so easy and effective that you might want to try it even if you have enough in ground garden space for this antioxidant rich fruit.
Just be aware that growing blueberry plants in pots or anywhere else requires some patience.
6 12 months old and 4.
This semi dwarf versatile evergreen blueberry features showy hot pink flowers that fade to white in spring yielding large crops of delicious berries.
You can also go for wine or whiskey barrels buckets and large tubs.
Think five gallons of soil with a container diameter at nothing less than 24 inches.
Vaccinium x sunshine blue southern highbush sku 2174 one of the best for mild winter areas a low chill selection perfect for small gardens or large patio tubs.
The plants can thrive and bear fruit in containers in any area that receives full sun.
The container size also depends on the variety of blueberries you are growing.
Full description sunshine blue is a cold hardy variety that requires only 150 chill hours and is adapted for vigorous productive growth in warmer as well as cooler climates.
At only 3 feet a container blueberry with hot pink flowers.
