Great video , How close to the center of the bush are you placing the lines ? Does it make sense to do a cycle of drip line around each bush ? Thanks
@simplyentertaiment5330
Ай бұрын
Among the three methods of fertilizing, which way u prefer, how often to fertilize? About the watering, how often to water.how many gallon per time? How do i prepare for media to grow? what variety is good for Red Bluff California and last question is thorn less kind good idea if yes what;s the name? Thunk you so much for sharing your experience
@BM-kt5cb
Ай бұрын
Is the drip line below or above the landscape fabric?
@ivanmishchenko3558
Ай бұрын
Under but there is no way to check if the emitters are blocked. We use two sets of drip tape each row
@CharlesFaucetteBloodRoot
Ай бұрын
Ivan which battery operated prunning shears do you recommend? Have 1.5 acres of berries that need major prunning. Video was very helpful. Marion NC
@ivanmishchenko3558
Ай бұрын
Felco. But they are expensive. There maybe other alternatives since I bought these probably 15 years ago. These ones are very well built
@dr.collison9418
3 ай бұрын
This was very helpful. Thanks
@CelebrationFarms
4 ай бұрын
Great info. Would like to see more videos!
@shawnturner7064
6 ай бұрын
I got my best growth out of blueberries when I fertilized every month until fall. Every two weeks I would hit them with a foliar spray of Fish emulsion and Seaweed extract MIST only
@d.s.5820
6 ай бұрын
He answered the question. For all the dumb people who got angry.. he says he sends out soil and leaves for testing for nutrient deficiencies. You should get your soil tested before fertilizing anyways. He also says that he uses water-soluble fertilizers weekly instead of dry fertilizers twice a year. You don’t need to know the exact brand… just choose a good organic liquid fertilizer or use compost tea.
@Frank-g9h
7 ай бұрын
Won't share I hope few watch. Give him thumbs down
@ViliusKraujutis
8 ай бұрын
What's that noise in the background? Is it bird's repellent?
@andielliott7721
8 ай бұрын
I like your "matter of fact" attitude. Very good information.
@baotrinh3052
9 ай бұрын
Thanks
@dc-wp8oc
10 ай бұрын
Ivan, helpful information. Difficult to distinguish the color difference on screen. When a blueberry bush sends runners up in the ground, about 12-15 inches away from the main plant, what causes this? And can those shoots be dug up and replanted?
@Garden-Oasis
8 ай бұрын
Absolutely you can. When digging, make sure you get as much root connected to the runner as possible. It’ll look weird when dug up, like an “L” shape. But that’s what it’s supposed to look like. Now, in the middle of winter is the best time to do it too, so you’re in luck. The plants are sleeping so won’t experience any stress. Just dig the runner up and put it where you want a new bush. Make sure you mound up the soil so when the spring rains come, it doesn’t drown in its new home. The soil in the newly dug hole won’t have compacted yet, so will hold more water than the soil around it, creating like a little pool. Mounding it up solves that. Good luck! Oh yes, and if you can, mulch the mound so the spring rains don’t wash the soil away.
@dc-wp8oc
8 ай бұрын
@@Garden-Oasis Thank you. Why does the plant do this, rather than send up new growth at the parent plant location?
@Garden-Oasis
8 ай бұрын
@@dc-wp8oc blueberry plant branches naturally have a limited fruiting life (about5-6 years). In the wild, without human help to keep cutting away old growth and promoting new branches, it gets congested with unproductive branches that eventually die back. This would mean eventual death for a plant or at the very least a bunch of dead branches in the center shading out a ring of live growth on perimeter. Hence the evolution of runners. This way a mature bush can move to a new, less contested spot to restart the process of bearing fruit that birds could eat and then poop out the seeds at a far away location, so it can spread its genetics. Nature is beautifully poetic that way. When the plant encounters a challenge, it evolves to solve it.
@dc-wp8oc
10 ай бұрын
Does the water have to be pH adjusted or filtered in some manner? Will public water (with chlorine and who knows what else) be an adequate water source?
@Shatvalera
11 ай бұрын
Давай по русски! 7лет прошло! Ты там как?
@Shatvalera
11 ай бұрын
Где русский язык? Тебя смотрят из России!
@postscript123
Жыл бұрын
Need closeup video.
@littlebexarfarm
Жыл бұрын
Excellent video! Thanks for going in depth on this subject. I really appreciate it.
@melissaoneill5940
Жыл бұрын
Enjoyed this. Thank you from australia 🇦🇺
@ThaDiscoFreak
Жыл бұрын
I Normally Dont Comment BUT MATEEEEE "SUPER HELPFULL " = as most of the info i have come across from ma,pa home sites are clearly wrong according to my lack of growth in plants. So have taken your advice Keep up the good work
@dwconfer
Жыл бұрын
I have bushes. Old bushes that are 8’ tall. These were here when I purchased the home. Would it hurt if cutting them down shorter and thin them in the fall
@carolkepley6432
Жыл бұрын
Hello! I love how you treat your plants as your children! Do you ever summer prune after harvest? It was recommended to do that by a commercial grower in CA. I’m sure it was a southern high bush. Thank you.
@ivanmishchenko3558
Жыл бұрын
Hi We are harvesting at that time so pruning is not possible
@dalesteiner150
Жыл бұрын
Blah Blah Blah....sharing is caring 🙅♂.....
@mikehamilton9209
Жыл бұрын
Hi thx so much for your great video on pruning . Is there any chance in seeing how you trellis your bushes and maybe have a supply company in mind ? Thx
@khuongchu8518
Жыл бұрын
thank verymus
@steveo_o6707
Жыл бұрын
Man-made climate change is a hoax!! Stop propagating a lie! Climate change is natural and as a country the US is doing way better then any other country. The only cure for the hoax is to reduce mankind.... tell me who wants to line up and off themselves in the name of "saving the planet"? Well some bureaucrats think they are wise enough to figure out and will do it without your consent!! Shut the f up with this lie!
@jaysonyates8013
Жыл бұрын
What do you mean by taking the 7th leaf for analysis?
@abefehr6155
Жыл бұрын
Awesome video gent's learned lots
@ronweldon5892
Жыл бұрын
Excellent video, thank you. Under and overwatering has been my biggest concern. I have been giving my 8 bushes a little water every other morning and was concerned I wasn't giving them enough so I got down and kind of clawed around with my fingers to see how moist the top soil was under my pine bark mulch I have around them. Turned out the mulch was pretty damp and the soil had some dampness to it. I do have a very sandy/ loam mixture that drains really well. Almost impossible to make a puddle in it. The bushes are really thriving. They are all young plants and this is my second season with them. They are around two feet tall or less and simply covered in blueberries. The way I've been watering is to spray the mulch till it looks good and wet and move to the next bush. Water that and then spray the first one again. My theory has been to soak the mulch the first time and after it's nice and wet the second spraying should go through and reach the roots hopefully. I'll have to give it your drill test. I need to do a soil sample and planned on doing that tomorrow. Last year when I got them the planting instructions were very poor. Didn't mention acidic soil at all and just said to dig a hole twice as deep and wide as the root ball and to put peat moss in the hole which I did. I watered them a lot and never had more than 12 berries combined in 6 plants. I researched all I could over the winter. In early much here in the north east they were still pretty dormant so I decided to replant them all the correct way. They not only are growing tall now but I can probably get 3-4 dozen berries off each one. They are simply thriving much better than I ever expected. I do have a yard that is infested sith rabbits, squirrels, and lots and lots of berry eating birds of all kinds. Night time I have Possums, coons, and skunks, so I built a circular cage with top out of ½" square hardware cloth to protect them until they get a lot bigger and stronger. I have a good 3" of pine mulch over the root area, and left around the trunk open so it looks like a big pine mulch donut. I only put the water around the outside mulch ring. I've been trying hard not to soak the leaves and trunk so I don't get any type of fungus or damage to the trunk. So far so good. I'm keeping my fingers crossed.
@8tomtoms8
9 ай бұрын
Sounds like you are doing everything right. I have 20 organic plants, I started the first few about 10 years ago. You may want to add an organic soil acidifier around the last frost each year as well as organic fertilizer like Holly Tone. When I started using the acidifier, my plants really started to take off. You really can't get the soil too acidic for them. The other thing is to water them w/ filtered water if you're on city water. I use an RV water filter that will attach to a hose bib. You'll be amazed how your plants will thrive without chlorinated water. Wiring around the plants is essential year around as the rabbits love to chew off the new growth.
@TTPSURVIVOR
Жыл бұрын
Keep red can and get rid of brown cane
@TTPSURVIVOR
Жыл бұрын
So cut brown canes
@SillCybin
Жыл бұрын
Thank you very much.
@AJ-bf6hw
Жыл бұрын
Audio.
@judithstorck5195
Жыл бұрын
We have an ICB tank that we can use along with the drip tape so the cold well water will be heated up in the tank. We are in zone 9b SW Arizona so that tank water will be ideal for the drip tape. Just received our order of Blueberry bushes & will not plant them until I have that soil well prepared which should be in Autumn. I do know that they need acidic soil so I will be preparing that soil all Spring & Summer. I will dig down wider & much deeper for these plants because of this Arizona heavy clay soil & that way the drainage will be better. I was so excited to learn that we could grow Blueberries here in our zone (certain varieties) so I want to give them the best chance to succeed. Blueberries are a very important source of nutrients for the human body (buying them in the grocery stores is not only costly but one does not get much for the money). Judi
@brianmaher9905
Жыл бұрын
Great job, Ivan! Thanks so much! See about getting Elmer some glasses for eye protection ; )
@porthard5951
Жыл бұрын
Great info..im applying some of your techniques to my young blueberries, i think Climate change =chemtrailling, haarp etc
@victormagdaleno1902
Жыл бұрын
I love to grow organic blueberries
@luchied.3865
Жыл бұрын
2023 and this video is still relevant. Thank you for this informative video. 👏🏾 🫐 👏🏾🫐
@indianhikingnainital4849
Жыл бұрын
Great video thanks for information I am Harish from india. So I want to grow this. But I live in hilly area and high chiling area so pley advise please
@ivanmishchenko3558
Жыл бұрын
Hi Harish, Probably best to check with any local growers or nuseries if that is possible. Are there any blueberry farms in your region?
@timothyriley4209
Жыл бұрын
Great video Ivan. I'm going out today to prune my 7 bushes (Virginia) and this video is very helpful. I do have 2 questions if you don't mind. (1) How does a farm deal with loss of berries from birds? I found that I have to cover my whole blueberry patch with nets, otherwise the birds will get every single berry. (2) Do you add anything to the soil for acidity? Every year I spread Garden Sulfur around the root zone of each of my bushes. Just curious if you do anything on the farm like that.
@ivanmishchenko3558
Жыл бұрын
You are doing the best thing for keeping the birds off with the netting. Some farms may use netting but its complex and labour intensive. If possible test the soil for PH to determine what to add to get to optimal ph level in the soil.
@FarmerPat
2 жыл бұрын
Great advice on watering blueberries I always enjoy learning new things to be a better farmer!
@ilyakolesov1572
2 жыл бұрын
Спасибо друг!
@faizalvlog6928
2 жыл бұрын
can i buy the tree and send it to indonesia
@davidblack3229
2 жыл бұрын
Hi great video, I was wondering if you had any tips for my newly planted 6 weeks ago bush now it wasn’t in the best shape but I planted it in a container and did a soil ph test and only water when it needs it but the tester is saying the compost is wet now we’ve just hah a long heatwave here in the UK and I just don’t now what to do next
@ivanmishchenko3558
2 жыл бұрын
Hi David, It is best to plant early in spring and give the top of the plant a heavy pruning usually leaving one main stem about 8-10 inches in height with a few buds or even a side stalk. The idea is to use the first year to grow the roots and the pruning reduces stress on the plant when first planiting
@cashcash5711
2 жыл бұрын
Super video and advices. Please show us the video when you are doing the techniques … links to the products will be perfect too
@تامرعبدالسلام-خ1غ
2 жыл бұрын
What about the pruning of biloxe
@chantelwilliams7978
2 жыл бұрын
I have lots of fruit on my beautiful potted Pink Lemonade blueberry bush, but they won’t ripen. Please help.
@sparkyourdivineconnection1493
2 жыл бұрын
Are they not ripening every year or just this year?
@chantelwilliams7978
2 жыл бұрын
@@sparkyourdivineconnection1493 I purchased it as a 2nd yr bush a little over 2 months ago. It arrived with flowers all over which turned into a host of blueberries, but they aren’t ripening. They are getting bigger, just not blue. I also have a good bit of newly grown leaves. Overall the plant appears to be very healthy. Soil is a mix of potting soil, compost amended with a soil acidifier. Mulched with pine bark. Since potting I’ve water twice with fish emulsion. Maybe I’m just impatient, but I just want to make sure I’m caring for my plant well. I also have a centurion and a pink icing bush to increase berry production. Note I am a first year gardener. Thanks in advance your your assistance!
@ivanmishchenko3558
2 жыл бұрын
@@chantelwilliams7978 Just give it some time probably too early too ripen
@Shatvalera
11 ай бұрын
@@chantelwilliams7978это не голубой, а розовый сорт! Ягода должна быть розовой! Привет тебе из России!
@theodoroseidler7072
2 жыл бұрын
Great video! The kinds of tips that make the difference!
@allanpennington
2 жыл бұрын
I took some cuttings from Rabbiteyes and they successfully took but after a year in a pot I have one central 'trunk' as it were with quite a few canes branching up from the one central point. There are no other canes coming up from the crown. Should I remove all but three or so of the current canes and cut those back by half? Will this force the bush to push new canes from the roots under the soil and thus widen the crown? The plants are still in felt pots approx 12" round by 12" deep. I’m going to put them in 21 Gal pots this winter. The new pots are 22 in dia by 17 in deep
@ivanmishchenko3558
2 жыл бұрын
Hi Allan I am not sure what to specifically do in your case but I will tell you how we transplant bluberries. The cuttings in the nursery are put into one gallon pots. I am not sure if they are in the pot for 1 or 2 years before sale. When we transplant them into the ground, the goal is to maximize root growth. The plants come from the nursery with only one cane and many branches off the cane. The plant will be up to 2 feet tall. We prune the plant until there is only one cane about 8-12 inches in length and very litte branches. There should be at least a few buds on the cane that will growth a branch. This way there is little stress on the plant when it is transplanted to support a large canopy of leaves and branches.
@allanpennington
2 жыл бұрын
@@ivanmishchenko3558 Thanks Ivan that makes perfect sense. I’ll try this approach and see how they do.
@stephaniek2913
Жыл бұрын
This is exactly my question & I can’t find videos to address what happens when you have older bushes (mine are about 15 yrs) with only one to three major canes. They branch up about 3-4 feet to an umbrella of fruit and leaves but no new canes ever appear from the soil. If I cut the main trunk-I’ve got nothing left and yet the canes severely cross over each other and rub due to wind in their early growing years. They are twisted & the only new growth is always at the top, rather minimal in output, yet the berries are decent. I’d like them to grow larger & more productive but fear killing the plants (about 8 of them is all) if I take the whole plant down by 2/3 or half for instance. It would just look like woody trunk with lichen and moss.
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