Re: The blueberries I grow in Berkeley.
- To: medit-plants@ucdavis.edu
- Subject: Re: The blueberries I grow in Berkeley.
- From: N* S*
- Date: Thu, 30 Sep 1999 08:00:39 -0800
However, sometimes I will read something
>like the following: "Rabbiteye and Southern Highbush culitvars, in contrast
>to [Northern] highbush, are partially or completely self-incompatible, &
>require pollinizers usually in alternate rows." It's a good idea anyway to
>get more than one cultivar to extend the time you can pick blueberries.
>
The interviews I did a few years back with the growers/distributers of
Southern Highbush said that they are self-fertile but fruit more and bigger
fruit when cross pollinators are available. I grew rabbiteyes many years
ago and if I recall correctly, they do need a cross pollinator -- but
Southern Highbush do not.
Nan
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Nan Sterman
San Diego County California
Sunset zone 24, USDA hardiness zone 10b or 11
