Re: highbush blueberries

At 08:26 AM 3/22/98 -0500, Rhonda wrote:
>I was given ten full grown highbush blueberries two years ago. They didn't
>come back too good after the first winter. A lot of the branches were dead
>( these were old bushes) so I pruned off all the dead stuff and mulche with
> sawdust enriched with aged horse manure.I had to prune off about half the
>height of the bushes. I checked the other day and I could see leaf buds
>forming on the new shoots. I just wanted to know if the bushes will be o.k.
>even though I pruned them pretty hard...Rhonda
>
Hi Rhonda,  I pruned my highbush blueberries (they are about 10 years old)
last month and they are covered with buds about to open.  I pruned them very
hard, taking  the oldest stems out at the ground, because that is the way I
was taught to do it in Master Gardener class.  So far it has worked for me.
Be sure to use bird netting over your bushes while the berries are still
green.  Once they start to turn, your garden will be the "diner" for every
bird in the county!%^)
>
Marilyn Dube'
NATURAL DESIGN PLANTS
Hardy Perennials, Choice Tropicals
Portland, Oregon


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