My Edible Fruit Trees: Blueberry Trees QLD

Blueberry - Powderblue

Planted: 2017

Growing: In a Pot

Qty: 1

Blueberry - Gulfcoast

Blueberry - Brightwell

Planted: 2017

Growing: In a Pot

Qty: 2

Blueberry - Kisses

Planted: 2019

Growing: In a Pot

Qty: 1

Blueberry Burst

Planted: 2018

Growing: In a Pot

Qty: 1

Blueberry - Kisses (PBR) (Cutting) ^10/10

Comments: - Burst and Kisses sit side by side in pots enjoying each others company until the area is ready in the ground for them. They are both happy, healthy, bountiful plants :) I do recommend. 

Height 1 metres

Growing: In a Pot

Qty: 1

Fruit Harvest: 1 kilograms per Year

First Fruited: 6 Months from Purchase in Pot

Sun/Shade: Full Sun

Pollination: Cross Pollination

Cross Pollinator Variety: Burst

Fertiliser or Organics Used: Dynamic lifter

Blueberry - Misty (Cutting) ^10/10

Comments: - Beautiful looking plant, the prettiest of our blueberries.

Fruiting Months October, November, December

Planted: 2022

Height 1 metres

Growing: In the Ground

Qty: 1

Fruit Harvest: 1 kilograms per Year

First Fruited: 6 Months from Purchase in Pot

Sun/Shade: Full Sun

Pollination: Self Pollination

Fertiliser or Organics Used: Dynamic lifter

When I Fertilise: Yearly

Organic Status:Organic

Blueberry - Brightwell (Cutting) ^4/10

Comments: - struggling with this one, yet all of my other blueberries are thriving. I don't get it.

Planted: 2023

Height 0.5 metres

Growing: In a Pot

Qty: 1

Sun/Shade: Medium Sun

Water Given in: Spring

Pollination: Self Pollination

Fertiliser or Organics Used: Dynamic lifter

When I Fertilise: Yearly

Question: Any idea why this one is so unhappy? We have 9 blueberries (one each of Misty, Biloxi, Sharpeblue, OB1, Sunshine, Gulf, Burst, Kisses, and Brightwell) but this one all the leaves curles and dropped and it's just twigs now. Same conditions, potted, same soil mix (Searles Peat 80 mixed with peat moss and a seasol drink when potted then fertilised with dunamic lifter and mulched with peat moss). 

Blueberry - Sharpblue (Cutting) ^10/10

Comments: - The bushiest of our in-ground blueberries!

Fruiting Months October, November, December

Height 1 metres

Growing: In the Ground

Qty: 1

Fruit Harvest: 1 kilograms per Year

First Fruited: 6 Months from Purchase in Pot

Sun/Shade: Full Sun

Pollination: Self Pollination

Fertiliser or Organics Used: Dynamic lifter

When I Fertilise: Yearly

Blueberry - Biloxi (Cutting) ^10/10

Comments: - This one is planted in the ground and come late last year gave us our first harvest of berries. Yum!

Fruiting Months October, November, December

Height 1 metres

Growing: In the Ground

Qty: 1

Fruit Harvest: 1 kilograms per Year

First Fruited: 6 Months from Purchase in Pot

Sun/Shade: Full Shade

Pollination: Self Pollination

Fertiliser or Organics Used: Dynamic lifter

When I Fertilise: Yearly

Pest Control: Beer traps in vicinity

Organic Status:Organic

Blueberry - Backyard Blue

Blueberry - Rahi

Blueberry - Powderblue

Blueberry - Misty

Blueberry - Rahi

Blueberry - Biloxi (Cutting)

Comments: -

Plant arrived in Feb 2020 in great condition with soil still damp. Will plant this into a pot after 1-2 weeks outside and provide updates. 

Planted in Rose, Gardenia, Azalea and Camellia potting mix - after a few weeks had some trouble with leaves turning yellow with green veins and browing of leaf tips. pH testing showed the soil had a neutral pH close to 7. Added some urea to the soil and have gradually seen improvment in the leaves. Flower buds forming May 2020. 

Jan 2021 after flowering and fruiting (much less prolifically than blueberry burst & kisses), the plant unfortunately died - likely a combination of inconsistent watering over a hot summer & ?soil pH too high. 

Planted: 2020

Growing: In a Pot

Qty: 1

Sun/Shade: Medium Sun

Pollination: Cross Pollination

Cross Pollinator Variety: Sunshine Blue, Blueberry Burst, Blueberry Kisses

Blueberry - Sunshine Blue (Cutting)

Comments: -

Plant arrived in Feb 2020 in great condition with soil still damp. Will plant this into a pot after 1-2 weeks outside and provide updates. 

Planted in Rose, Gardenia, Azalea and Camellia potting mix - after a month or two had some trouble with leaves turning yellow with green veins, to a lesser extent than the biloxi variety. pH testing showed the soil had a neutral pH close to 7. Added some urea to the soil and have gradually seen improvment in the leaves. Flower buds forming May 2020. 

Jan 2021 after flowering and fruiting (much less prolifically than blueberry burst & kisses), the plant unfortunately died - likely a combination of inconsistent watering over a hot summer & ?soil pH too high. 

Planted: 2020

Growing: In a Pot

Qty: 1

Sun/Shade: Medium Sun

Pollination: Cross Pollination

Cross Pollinator Variety: Biloxi, Blueberry Kisses, Blueberry Burst

Blueberry - Kisses (Cutting)

Comments: -

Plant arrived in Feb 2020 in great condition with soil still damp. Will plant this into a pot after 1-2 weeks outside and provide updates. 

Planted in Rose, Gardenia, Azalea and Camellia potting mix - after a month or two had some trouble with leaves turning yellow with green veins, to a lesser extent than the biloxi variety. pH testing showed the soil had a neutral pH close to 7. Added some urea to the soil and have gradually seen improvment in the leaves. Flower buds forming May 2020. 

Jan 2021 after flowering and fruiting fairly prolifically for it's first year, the plant unfortunately died - likely a combination of inconsistent watering over a hot summer & ?soil pH too high. 

Growing: In a Pot

Qty: 1

Sun/Shade: Medium Sun

Pollination: Cross Pollination

Cross Pollinator Variety: Blueberry Burst, Sunshine Blue, Biloxi

Blueberry - Burst (PBR) (Cutting)

Comments: -

Plant arrived in Feb 2020 in great condition with soil still damp. Will plant this into a pot after 1-2 weeks outside and provide updates. 

Planted in Rose, Gardenia, Azalea and Camellia potting mix - after a month or two had some trouble with leaves turning yellow with green veins, to a lesser extent than the biloxi variety. pH testing showed the soil had a neutral pH close to 7. Added some urea to the soil and have gradually seen improvment in the leaves. Is currently flowering - earlier than my other varieties. 

Jan 2021 after flowering and fruiting fairly prolifically for it's first year, the plant unfortunately died - likely a combination of inconsistent watering over a hot summer & ?soil pH too high. 

Growing: In a Pot

Qty: 1

Sun/Shade: Medium Sun

Pollination: Cross Pollination

Cross Pollinator Variety: Blueberry Kisses, Sunshine Blue, Biloxi

Blueberry - Biloxi (Cutting) ^10/10

Comments: -

Had some nice blueberries off the Biloxi, not as big as the Misty,  though it's still very young. I've started to (with all my blueberries) remove the flowers and concentrate more on plant growth. I've pruned several weeks ago and already there is new growth. It's currently in full sun (I'm in Ipswich Qld so some fearce summer days) which I'm finding for most of my blueberries the 13 hours a day full sun is just too much to bare so I'm in the process of building a frame to net to assist with some relief from that afternoon sun (and birds of course when fruiting). So I'll see what happens over the coming months.

I water almost daily depending on weather. I planted in planter bags and raised garden beds with a BIG bottom layer of course grade pine bark then equal amounts of peat moss, coir peat, and perlite and a really good thick layer of small pine bark on the top. 

I have 5 berries in the raised garden beds but am about to repot to planter bags as its easier to maintain PH levels, water, feed and relocate if needed to meet different weather conditions, or if you just change your mind which I am prone to do  :)

5/12/16 - UPDATE: What a little beauty the Biloxi has turned into! Fruiting like a champion and just beautiful. Got about 3kg off this so far and it's still full of fruit. Just finished completely netting the Blueberries today as birds are becoming a real pest!

About 1 metre high now and getting quite bushy. I pruned really well last season before I transplanted from the raised garden beds to the planter bag and its never looked back. Feeding with an organic acid loving slow release fertilser and a Seasol tonic monthly. Watering about every 2nd day (except in this heatwave, it's been most days) and less in Winter. Still in the planter bag and going great guns. I do have many beneficial pollinators for the Biloxi in close proximity which has probably played a significant role in the higher yield. 

Fruiting Months January, November, December

Planted: 2015

Growing: In a Pot

Qty: 2

Fruit Harvest: 3 kilograms per Year

First Fruited: 2 Months from Purchase in Pot

Sun/Shade: Full Sun

Water Given in: Autumn and Spring

Pollination: Self Pollination

Fertiliser or Organics Used: Rose gardenia and azalea slow release (high acidity) and organic pellets

When I Fertilise: When Fruiting, Yearly, Winter, Spring

Pest Control: none yet

Blueberry - Misty (Cutting) ^9/10

Comments: - Had some really big beautiful juicy blueberries off the Misty and it's still very young. I've started to (with all my blueberries) remove the flowers and concentrate more on plant growth. I've pruned a little several weeks ago and already there is new growth. It's currently in full sun (I'm in Ipswich Qld so some feared summer days) which I'm finding the 14 hours a day in full sun a bit too much to bare for most of my blueberries so I'm in the process of building a frame to net to assist with some relief from that afternoon sun (and birds of course when fruiting). So I'll see what happens over the coming months. 

Planted: 2015

Height 50 Centimetres

Growing: In a Pot

Qty: 3

Fruit Harvest: 0.5 kilograms per Year

First Fruited: 3 Months from Purchase in Pot

Sun/Shade: Full Sun

Water Given in: Autumn, Winter, Spring

Pollination: Self Pollination

Fertiliser or Organics Used: Azalea slow release, coffee grounds or organic pellets

When I Fertilise: When Fruiting, Yearly, Winter, Spring

Pest Control: none as yet

Organic Status:Partially Organic

Blueberry - Powderblue (Cutting) ^5/10

Comments: -

Way too young to comment on the plant itself yet. Purcahsed mainly as a pollinator for my 2 Blueberry Britewell. It's getting a bit of a beating from the sun at present as you can probably see in the leaves.

It's currently in full sun (I'm in Ipswich Qld so some fearce summer days) which I'm finding for most of my blueberries the 13 hours a day full sun is just too much to bare so I'm in the process of building a frame to net to assist with some relief from that afternoon sun (and birds of course when fruiting). So I'll see what happens over the coming months.

I water almost daily depending on weather. I planted in a planter bag with a BIG bottom layer of course grade pine bark then equal amounts of peat moss, coir peat, and perlite and a really good thick layer of small pine bark on the top. 

Planting in pots and planter bags I just find it easier to maintain PH levels, water, feed and relocate if needed to meet different weather conditions, or if you just change your mind on location, which Im prone to do :)

Planter bags I found really reasonably priced at a plcae on the Gold Coast and they do deliver. 

Height 40 Centimetres

Growing: In a Pot

Qty: 1

Sun/Shade: Full Sun

Water Given in: Spring

Pollination: Cross Pollination

When I Fertilise: When Fruiting, Yearly, Winter, Spring

Organic Status:Organic

Blueberry - Burst (PBR) ^8/10

Comments: - Picked for long harvest period and no scarring. Fruit tastes good. Cypress pine bark used for mulch. Water saving crystals in soil to save watering eveyday.

Fruiting Months August, September, October

Height 1 metres

Growing: In a Pot

Sun/Shade: Medium Sun

Water Given in: Spring

Pollination: Self Pollination

Organic Status:Certified

Blueberry Burst (Seedling) ^5/10

Comments: -

Tried but DIED.

I had three of these. All of them are gone now.

They were in a layered bed, with lots of lovely broken down composted material, and I mulched them with pine needles collected locally. 

At first, they did well. One up and died within a few weeks, though, and the others lasted a few years. But they were spindly, water hungry all the time, and the fruit was nice, but sparce.

The bed kept becoming over run with invasive Coastal Morning Glory, and so they would be strangled and starved of nutrients, and I'd detangle them, and fuss over them, and they've be fine, but they never THRIVED. I have a feeling it was partially the location, but also our climate in Brisbane.

Ended up dying in a week of particularly brutal summer heat. They were not particularly productive, and needed too much water to make them worth it. I'd prefer to pay $5 a punnet every once in a while, then an extra $50 on my water bill. Panama Berries and Mulberries are far tastier anyway!

Height 0.3 metres

Growing: In a Pot

Qty: 3

Water Given in: Spring

Pollination: No