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.
Sunshine blue blueberry container size.
6 12 months old and 4.
Top hat and sunshine blue will thrive in containers for their lives.
Our blueberries will typically take 2 3 years after planting to reach maturity and bear fruit.
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.
Think five gallons of soil with a container diameter at nothing less than 24 inches.
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.
More information about the amazing blueberry.
You can plant sunshine blue blueberries year round.
For gardens from san diego to seattle sunshine blue has it all.
Just be aware that growing blueberry plants in pots or anywhere else requires some patience.
2 years old and 12.
Just make sure that they have sufficient drainage holes.
Of course these sizes and distances depend on plant sizes and for container cultivation low bush type of blueberries are preferred types for example sunshine blue patriot and top hat varieties.
The age and size information for our blueberries is as follows.
Growing in containers choose a container such as a half barrel that is at least 20 to 24 inches in diameter and place it in its permanent.
The container should be large enough to balance the size of the shrub.
We have posts on growing and caring for for blueberries.
Blueberry sunshine blue is self pollinating.
Sunshine blue tolerates higher ph soils better than many other blueberries and it is self pollinating.
Most blueberries need another type of blueberry nearby for pollination.
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.
Large pots between 16 22 inches deep are going to be perfect for growing blueberries.
The container size also depends on the variety of blueberries you are growing.
At only 3 feet a container blueberry with hot pink flowers.
You can also go for wine or whiskey barrels buckets and large tubs.
This semi dwarf versatile evergreen blueberry features showy hot pink flowers that fade to white in spring yielding large crops of delicious berries.
