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Blueberry Plant help

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BlackThumbed starts with ... Hi, I have some 'Blue Rose' blueberries i bought from bunnings in 2015. When i bought them there were no flowers or anything (it was around december) and two years later i still haven't gotten any flower buds and only minimal growth. Can anyone please help me figure out why? I have an acid, slightly clay soil and have added well rotted compost, potash etc. Should i just start over? Thanks	About the Author BlackThumbed MALVERN EAST,3145,VIC 4th November 2017 2:41pm #UserID: 16240 Posts: 38 View All BlackThumbed's Edible Fruit Trees
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MyrtleTurtle says... From the text it seems you have more than one plant of the same cultivar. You should get differ cultivars so as to benefit from cross-pollination. Blueberries like damp conditions, not sure if that was your problem. Also need good sun. You are also only 5km from the sea, which means you are not getting a whole lot of chill hours which blueberries need. Blue Rose and other Northern Highbush types require the most hours of chill. Good luck	About the Author MyrtleTurtle Eastern Seaboard 5th November 2017 10:03pm #UserID: 6913 Posts: 46 View All MyrtleTurtle's Edible Fruit Trees
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Chad says... If that much time has passed definitely. Possibly not enough chill hours for that variety? I recently purchased Legacy and Blueberry Burst from Daley's in August and I've been picking off flowers since they arrived.	About the Author Chad1 Lake Illawarra 5th November 2017 11:46pm #UserID: 12391 Posts: 64 View All Chad1's Edible Fruit Trees
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David says... Hi BlackThumbed, This blueberry is tall and grows extremely vigorous, if only a minimal growth after 2 years could be many issues but the major problem usually incorrect PH. The first step is to check whether PH in the range of 4.5-5.5. Few Photos will help to know what was wrong.	About the Author David01 Melbourne 6th November 2017 4:14pm #UserID: 16671 Posts: 467 View All David01's Edible Fruit Trees
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BlackThumbed says... Thank you all for your help. Unfortunately I got rid of them and purchased a Nellie Kellie sunshine blue blueberry plant (which was an advanced one) since I can't buy blueberries from Daleys.	About the Author BlackThumbed MALVERN EAST,3145,VIC 8th November 2017 8:11am #UserID: 16240 Posts: 38 View All BlackThumbed's Edible Fruit Trees
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BlackThumbed starts with ...
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I have some 'Blue Rose' blueberries i bought from bunnings in 2015. When i bought them there were no flowers or anything (it was around december) and two years later i still haven't gotten any flower buds and only minimal growth. Can anyone please help me figure out why? I have an acid, slightly clay soil and have added well rotted compost, potash etc. Should i just start over?

Thanks

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MyrtleTurtle says...
From the text it seems you have more than one plant of the same cultivar. You should get differ cultivars so as to benefit from cross-pollination.
Blueberries like damp conditions, not sure if that was your problem. Also need good sun.
You are also only 5km from the sea, which means you are not getting a whole lot of chill hours which blueberries need. Blue Rose and other Northern Highbush types require the most hours of chill.
Good luck

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Chad says...
If that much time has passed definitely. Possibly not enough chill hours for that variety? I recently purchased Legacy and Blueberry Burst from Daley's in August and I've been picking off flowers since they arrived.

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David says...
Hi BlackThumbed,
This blueberry is tall and grows extremely vigorous, if only a minimal growth after 2 years could be many issues but the major problem usually incorrect PH. The first step is to check whether PH in the range of 4.5-5.5. Few Photos will help to know what was wrong.

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BlackThumbed says...
Thank you all for your help. Unfortunately I got rid of them and purchased a Nellie Kellie sunshine blue blueberry plant (which was an advanced one) since I can't buy blueberries from Daleys.

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