Blueberry Container Garden

In fact they are one of the easiest berries to grow.

Blueberry container garden. You can start blueberry plants in five gallon containers but after a year or two you may want to move your blueberry plants to 20 inch pots. Growing blueberriesin containers is so easy and effective that you might want to try it even if you have enough in ground garden spacefor this antioxidant rich fruit. But if the shrubs you choose to grow in containers are blueberries they ll also serve up sweet taste. Large pots between 16 22 inches deep are going to be perfect for growing blueberries.

Avoid dark plastic containers as this can overheat the roots. Position the containers in an area that receives full sun. You can also go for wine or whiskey barrels buckets and large tubs. Just be aware that growing blueberry plants in pots or anywhere else requires some patience.

Plant your blueberry bush in a container no smaller than 2 gallons preferably bigger. Make sure the containers have drainage holes. Highbush rabbiteye and southern highbush as described below. With a little care you ll have plump juicy berries after the second year.

Standard blueberry bushes can reach heights of 6 feet 1 8 meters which is awfully tall for a container plant. I wanted the soil to be moist but not flooded if i over watered or if there was a heavy rain. Blueberries have roots that spread about three to four feet wide. Container blueberries are the secret to bountiful blueberry harvests no matter what type of land or space you have available.

You can be successful planting blueberries in pots as long as you have a sunny location and use acidic potting soil. The plants can thrive and bear fruit in containers in any area that receives full sun. Blueberries in a container garden after i moved the blueberry to the large planter i took the water tray off so that the plant would fully drain. Blueberries are popular in home gardens because they can grow in a small space even in containers.

Growing blueberries in containers is a great way to harvest fresh tasty blueberries at home even if you don t have space for a garden. A balcony patio or deck is all the space you need to grow a beautiful blueberry harvest. You ll want to get two bushes that bloom at the same time so the pollen can transfer from one plant to another. The container size also depends on the variety of blueberries you are growing.

Top hat and northsky are two common varieties that grow to only 18 inches 5 meters. Growing blueberries in containers containers planted with spring flowering shrubs that also deliver a hefty punch of autumn color are a stylish addition to the porch or garden. You won t have many berries come harvest time if there wasn t another bush around during early spring to help pollinate.