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mjbaransky

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Sorry to put this on a fig forum, but...

Can anyone recommend a source for high bush blueberry plants.

20-30 plants. (2 or 3 varieties).

Older if possible.

I am in PA zone 6.

Thanks!
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hi
not sure if you've been to ourfigs.com but there's lots of members that are knowledgeable bout figs and blueberries... will is also selling sweetcrips (not sure if its sold out)
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Stark brothers sell nice plants, so do Nourse Farms, and Indiana Berry. Plants are not super big, but they will be happy. You need soil to have a pH of 4.5 and maintain it there else they will not thrive at all.
This one was from Stark Brothers in 3rd leaf
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You may want to check out Simmons Plant farm in Arkansas, they sell a variety of 1 and 2 year old blueberries.  I have bought bare root blackberries from them and have been overall happy with them, although some of the varieties I received were better quality (larger, more roots) than others all have grown. I don't know how their prices compare on Blueberries, but it seems very good on the varieties of Blackberries I have bought (about 30% lower than other web sites), in the case of the blackberries I have bought they seem to send 1 extra of each type to cover loss. (order 5 get 6, order 10 get 11).
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I can second Nourse Farms. Bought over a dozen plants last year (a few of which were blueberries) and was very pleased with my purchase. I even harvest a few blueberries the first season.
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I've bought my blueberries from True Vine Ranch https://www.truevineranch.com/

They have a great selection and the plants come strong and healthy.
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I'm also a big fan of Nourse Farms for my berries (blueberry, blackberry, strawberry and raspberry).  They've shipped great plants in great shape each time.  Now if only I were as diligent at keeping them alive ...


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I am a fan of Nourse Farms also. I highly recommend you get at least one or two plants of a variety called "Reka". They are very tolerant of imperfect soils. Also, based on your location I recommend you only buy Northern Highbush Blueberries. Don't mess with Southern Highbush or Rabbiteye blueberries. While they may stay alive for a year or so they will not thrive. You may, or may not have luck with some of what they call half high blueberries which are a  cross between Northern Highbush X Far Northern Lowbush. I live in south Jersey and that type doesn't like the high humidity summers. Lives but really doesn't do that well. Good luck.
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I have had luck with Chippewa (half-high variety) here & we have high humidity most of the summer. Just ordered from Nourse Farms two blueberries (hope one to survive) as I needed a pollinators amount other thing I ordered. For a few years now, I have been looking locally for a variety that would pair with Chippewa's bloom time & height as I had no space for the tall high bushes. My first 2 pollinator did not come back the second year. I final gave up this weekend ordered them with some berry plants that produce on primocanes for summer long berries. My shade cloth arrived yesterday to cover my blueberries & blackberries from the birds. Now to acidify my soil for the new bushes with some sulfur, cottonseed meal & raking more of the neighbors pine needles. I just love cottonseed meal to acidify over the long term. The last time I also used sphagnum moss, but I do not need that much and sulfur will do it for the short term.

I'm tired of raking up sweetgum balls. I have been cleaning out all of my spent canes from my blackberries and black raspberry plants. The wild honeysuckle has taken hold here. I finally gave up & got some Roundup to help me win the war. And now the apple tree need some attention. Were has the Spring gone? Thanks El Nino for the early spring!
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I have some sweetcrisp bUT heard they bb don't do well here... have you tried honeyberries? Bought 2 varieties this year hopefully will be able to try some this year
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Dan Finch sells good blueberries out of NC.

http://www.danfinch.com/
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Originally Posted by jaylyne
I have some sweetcrisp bUT heard they bb don't do well here... have you tried honeyberries? Bought 2 varieties this year hopefully will be able to try some this year


I have 7 blueberry plants and 7 honeyberry plants.  My honeyberry plants are fairly new. I recently added 4, two are Japanese haskaps that flower later so extends the season. I have been growing blueberries for a long time. I'm also trying to get Sweetcrisp to work here, I  have Indigocrisp too. Sweetcrisp will give me a few berries this year, That might be all I get each year. Hope it's worth it! I mostly grow Northern's. I like Toro for it's sweetness and Chandler for it's size. Blueberries are not that easy to grow. Chandler needs pruning to fruit well, even though it grows in a way that needs little pruning,  so a struggle to balance it out. I also have Cara's Choice, Legacy, Liberty, and Southmoon. 
Liberty needs heavy pruning to fruit good, and keep berries large. It usually needs heavy pruning though. The others are young, so still learning about them. Southmoon was originally for pollination of Sweetcrips, but now have Indigocrisp too. Southmoon though is hardy to zone 6. Quite hardy for a Southern. Legacy I have seen called northern or southern.
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I have one Patriot blueberry purchased from a local source.  I have bought currants from Stark and I was very happy with the Champagne currant. 

There was a thread from a yr. or two ago about growing blueberries and I rec. the recommendation of using acid diluted to make the soil more acidic.  The acid sits on a shelf in our pole barn but this year with instructions in hand and a whole face visor and googles on I plan to mix the solution.  I really want to have happy blueberries.   I plan to buy some Rubels to get the high anti-oxidant content.

If you haven't tasted a "ripe" honeyberry you are missing out on a very desirable fruit...
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Helwig's Family Nursery in Zoar, Ohio. I bought some from them when I lived in Illinois. I believe they were about $4.00 a plant.
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I use Amonnia (sp?) Sulfate to lower the Ph of the soil to 5 that Blueberries want. Coffee grounds work good as well.

Mike Hughes
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