tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1423140573667417407.post8779116422650966351..comments2024-03-18T12:04:27.789-05:00Comments on A Home Grown Journal: So . . . Does Size Matter?Mama Peahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03649357184167949247noreply@blogger.comBlogger10125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1423140573667417407.post-88529564508888539512010-07-27T21:00:55.854-05:002010-07-27T21:00:55.854-05:00Jody - Well, we for SURE don't have any Birdse...Jody - Well, we for SURE don't have any Birdseye blueberry bushes! :o)Mama Peahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03649357184167949247noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1423140573667417407.post-55325937224850189942010-07-27T19:47:23.048-05:002010-07-27T19:47:23.048-05:00Our blueberry bush is about 7 feet tall and I *thi...Our blueberry bush is about 7 feet tall and I *think* is a 'birdseye' blueberry.Jody Mhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03319247865999565138noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1423140573667417407.post-3904503026772386132010-07-25T08:14:31.555-05:002010-07-25T08:14:31.555-05:00Judy - Moving the bushes will undoubtedly set them...Judy - Moving the bushes will undoubtedly set them back a little. But if you're moving them to a more favorable spot for them, I'd say go for it. Just be sure when you move them this fall, give them enough water. I've made the mistake in thinking plants in the fall don't need much moisture because it's cooler, but if they go into winter dry, they stand much more chance of winter kill.<br /><br />Also, dig as big a ball of dirt with the bushes as you can when moving them. Less chance of root pruning them then.Mama Peahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03649357184167949247noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1423140573667417407.post-8053623298804245372010-07-24T12:08:29.931-05:002010-07-24T12:08:29.931-05:00I think your knees look cute. ;) Our bb bushes are...I think your knees look cute. ;) Our bb bushes are quite young and this year are giving us 3 or 4 berries a day. Not even enough for a snack. Next year.....but I want to move them in the fall. Do you think that will hurt next years production?Judy D in WAhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09701249059016985117noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1423140573667417407.post-53278896736609404432010-07-23T21:38:34.503-05:002010-07-23T21:38:34.503-05:00Your garden is Gorgeous! I especially love all of ...Your garden is Gorgeous! I especially love all of your berry bushes. <br /><br />At least the faces on your knees look friendly. :)MrsMamahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15178157704457153474noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1423140573667417407.post-34792709621487040252010-07-23T20:20:37.870-05:002010-07-23T20:20:37.870-05:00Beth - Blueberry bushes take 3-5 years to start be...Beth - Blueberry bushes take 3-5 years to start bearing. Ours took longer than that but we've always wondered if we "hurt" them initially. We did a no-no and got them before we had the ground prepared for them. So we planted them in pots (each bush in its own pot) and left them there for a year before finally getting them in the ground. Ours are about 10 years old now and have been the slowest growing things imaginable. It wasn't until about three years ago that we started getting any quantity of berries off of them at all. So you can see I'm no authority on blueberry bushes at all!Mama Peahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03649357184167949247noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1423140573667417407.post-21201205316647171872010-07-23T19:49:41.228-05:002010-07-23T19:49:41.228-05:00I'm wondering if the size of the bush matters....I'm wondering if the size of the bush matters. My husband just planted a blueberry bush in a pot here in southern calif. We've been able to harvest ONE blueberry so far. ;)bethhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06968732077743225057noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1423140573667417407.post-43566857185094770242010-07-23T19:23:08.565-05:002010-07-23T19:23:08.565-05:00Apple Pie Gal - Omigosh! Seriously. Can you just...Apple Pie Gal - Omigosh! Seriously. Can you just IMAGINE wearing panty hose while working in the garden in this heat and humidity?? I would be de-ad! Dead. DEAD.<br /><br />Erin - Talking about size . . . bigger is not always better! We've got 4-5 varieties of blueberry bushes and the ones with the smallest berries are the most flavorful. So there.<br /><br />P.S. Better elbows than knees. You rarely see your elbows when they're making faces!Mama Peahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03649357184167949247noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1423140573667417407.post-18681122785194290192010-07-23T18:58:32.064-05:002010-07-23T18:58:32.064-05:00Nylons in the garden... I'm laughing now! App...Nylons in the garden... I'm laughing now! Apple Pie Gal, she had to take them off and tie them onto a trellis to support those canoe-zucchinis! Oh, boy... here we go!<br /><br />In all seriousness, I didn't want to say so on my "southern blog" heehee, but northern lowbush blueberries are superb compared to these highbush we have, in MY opinion! These are too sugary sweet and lack that "berry" taste. I try to explain to people here how low blueberries can be (i.e. the ones found wild while out canoeing or hiking, a couple of inches high!) and they look at my like I'm nuts and say they must not be blueberries! At least hubby believes me, he used to live in Alaska so he knows about stubby wild blueberries. I will say the one nice thing about these is NO BENDING OVER to harvest! <br />p.s. I think my elbows received faces for their 40th birthday LOLErinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06916896512933101955noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1423140573667417407.post-47493490645769882232010-07-23T17:40:08.239-05:002010-07-23T17:40:08.239-05:00Oh my gosh, you cracked me up! I would say in thi...Oh my gosh, you cracked me up! I would say in this instance, yes-size does matter! And you opened yourself up for this one...your knees look funny because you forgot to wear nylons! DUH!The Apple Pie Galhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10340020795649093810noreply@blogger.com