tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8051633486819426115.post3911237176690776534..comments2024-03-15T00:38:43.240-07:00Comments on The Citrus Guy: Why So Blue, BerryDarrenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09174646683640212162noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8051633486819426115.post-38644667924570381252011-04-26T11:29:59.464-07:002011-04-26T11:29:59.464-07:00The variety i need to grow, and am growing is nort...The variety i need to grow, and am growing is northern highbush blueberry... I am growing Goltraube 71 and Northland, two common varieties available in UK. My Northland is currently flowering, and at least partialy self-fertile.<br />Chilling requirment is not an issue in uk, fortunately, but hot parts of USA get the luxury of being able to grow citrus outdoors, all year round.dave chttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10054958162305299024noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8051633486819426115.post-9037115919420532712011-04-02T18:58:27.081-07:002011-04-02T18:58:27.081-07:00Hey Guys, my apologies for not responding sooner! ...Hey Guys, my apologies for not responding sooner! I had e-mail issues and was not receiving messages that told me when people commented.<br />I am really glad to hear from you Professor, thought you had fallen out or something.<br />And actually, I will start with you.<br />Being that the Kansas soil is so Alkaline, have you considered growing them in pots? I would be willing to bet you are going to have to amend the living bat snot out of the soil!?<br />Let me know how it goes, I am truly interested.<br /><br />Okay Dave,<br />I had to pull your profile and see where you were from....The United Kingdom? Wow!<br />I am not familiar with the garden centers over there, but if you had been here in the states, I would have told you to fire that garden center!!<br />I am also not familiar with what kind of Blueberries you would need to grow, Southern Highbush, Northern Highbush, Rabbiteye, etc.<br />I will give you what I do know:<br /> In general, rabbiteye blueberries have some degree of self-incompatibility; therefore, a minimum of two varieties is required for cross-pollination to ensure maximum fruit. The following rabbiteye cultivars are recommended in South Carolina: EARLY SEASON: Beckyblue, Bonita, Brightwell, Climax, Premier, Woodard; MIDSEASON: Bluebelle, Briteblue, Chaucer, Powderblue, Tifblue; LATE SEASON: Baldwin, Centurion, Choice, Delite. <br />Southern highbush cultivars, in addition to lower chilling requirements, also have greater tolerance to high summer temperatures, somewhat greater drought tolerance and develop superior fruit quality under Southern growing conditions. As a rule, Southern highbush blueberries are self-fertile. However, larger and earlier-ripening berries result if several cultivars are interplanted for cross-pollination. The following Southern highbush blueberries are recommended for the garden and landscape: VERY EARLY SEASON: O'Neal; EARLY/MIDSEASON: Cape Fear; MIDSEASON: Blue Ridge and Georgia Gem (adapted to the Sandhills and Coastal Plains; MID/LATE SEASON: Legacy and Summit; LATE SEASON: Ozarkblue.<br />I put in CAPS the different seasons. If you want to have some fun, print this out and take it to the Garden Center that told you that there is no difference and see what they say.<br />Hope this helps!Darrenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09174646683640212162noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8051633486819426115.post-44831238583795859242011-03-26T15:10:33.296-07:002011-03-26T15:10:33.296-07:00Hi Darren how are you?
I have an issue regarding ...Hi Darren how are you? <br />I have an issue regarding Blueberry plants and their flowering times. Is different flowering times an issue like with apple trees, for cross pollination purposes? i've asked a nursery before and they said there is no issue problem, like with apples... fortunately i think ny two blueberry plants are late flowering varieties, wich are goltraube 71 and Northland. I can't anything information regarding this on the internet either.<br />Davedave chttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10054958162305299024noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8051633486819426115.post-64410789893888263812011-03-07T08:03:05.691-08:002011-03-07T08:03:05.691-08:00Great timing Darren! I've shied away from blu...Great timing Darren! I've shied away from blueberries for years because all I've read of them makes them Prima Donna's in Kansas's alkaline soil, but I've ordered two this year to try...already prepared a planting spot, so hwere we go....ProfessorRoushhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17827625019371233145noreply@blogger.com