Re: Blueberries
- Subject: Re: Blueberries
- From: P* R*
- Date: Sun, 09 Jun 2002 00:37:39 -0400
- Resent-date: Sat, 8 Jun 2002 21:37:49 -0700
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At 05:55 PM 06/06/2002 -0500, you wrote:
>I planted two blueberry cultivars this spring (two year old cultivars) and
>they seem to be growing like gangbusters. My questions is about pruning the
>fruit. I won't be able to get a good crop of blueberries for a couple of
>years or more, so should I simply cut off any fruit buds to force the plants
>to put their energy into rooting or let them go and pick whatever I can?
Let the birds have them. I planted a whole hedge of blueberry
bushes around the area my mother has her bird feeders. She loves
watching them pick the berries. I always put a couple of Bird's Eye
peppers in that part of the garden for the birds, as well.
Pam
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