Blueberry Bushes Not Producing?
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I have two blueberry bushes that are now 3 years old. They are not producing fruit other than maybe 10 each year....this year they were all white and never turned blue other than for 1. I am ready to tear them out!! One type is Tif Blue and the other is Premier. I was told these would cross pollinate. What can I do? My friend's bushes here are the same age and she has had a massive crop each year!
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Have you tried using used coffee grounds? Blueberries love acidic soil.
I use azalea food to fertilize my plants and put down a good layer of pine straw around the base.
Do you have problems with birds? They may be eating your berries or do you have enough bees to help pollinate?
we have a blueberry bush too, and i think it's the same age, if i remember right, and we haven't seen any fruit yet either. what time of year would the fruit be seen? now? spring? mid or end of summer? fall? i don't know. one thing i found out because my bf does this to some other plants, is you can pollinate (at least SOME) just by touching the flowers of any plants very lightly with the tips of your fingers! touch them all, one after another. the pollen must stick to your fingers and then comes off some on the other flowers as you touch all around. we have plants in a very sunny room inside the house, so no bees, but they grow fruit. we have cherry tomatoes and habernaro peppers growing this year.
Blueberries need a lot of time to get established. Test the soil pH around the plants; they love acidic soil.