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Planted a couple Blueberry bushes (fedia.io)

submitted 2 weeks ago by Blackout@fedia.io to c/dull_mens_club@lemmy.world

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Last year I planted 6 so I knew what I was doing this year. My soil is quite clay so I first removed 3 yards of soil, tons of roots and other buried things. I had my garden soil already and mixed in some loam and soil acidifier.

First I started with 6 inches of leaves on the bottom of the trench. Then I piled the soil mix in the spot the bushes would be buried and stuck the plant on top. Filled in the area around the pile with organic mulch, this keeps the plant from getting water logged and retains moisture during dry periods. 8 different types of blueberries are planted now. Along with cherries, raspberries, strawberries and soon an apple tree and some elderberry bushes. All for my son and the local wildlife to enjoy. Took me about 4 hours to do.

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[–] Blackout@fedia.io 4 points 2 weeks ago (2 children)

I only planted 2 yesterday. It felt like a lot of work for 2 small plants lol. I still have another one to plant but I have to axe out a 12in tree stump first

[–] verity_kindle@sh.itjust.works 3 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

Cool! What will you do with the soil you removed? No such thing as bad soil. :)

[–] Blackout@fedia.io 3 points 2 weeks ago

I have a 46in pine stump and roots that need to be removed so I'm guessing it will fill in some of that void. Don't think I can manually do that one tho.

[–] scheep@lemmy.world 2 points 2 weeks ago* (last edited 2 weeks ago) (1 children)

oh I saw the picture and assumed it was more than two. Planting plants seems very difficult. Plants are cool. They can eat dirt pretty much. I want to be a plant

[–] Blackout@fedia.io 3 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

I just cross my fingers and check the soil moisture regularly in the dry periods. If it doesn't survive then I just assume I need something else to plant in that spot. I've seen a lot of people have difficulty with blueberries and it usually has to do with water management so I go all out on mine.

[–] Mouselemming@sh.itjust.works 3 points 2 weeks ago* (last edited 2 weeks ago)

I don't know where you live but I have a single blueberry bush in a pot on my balcony in Los Angeles and it's such a great plant. Hummingbirds and bees love the little pink flowers, warblers get in there and eat tiny bugs (the bush is doing fine, the only reason I assume there are bugs is because of the birds) and my little box turtle and I share the berries. I water my balcony plants with the water that would be wasted waiting for the shower to get hot.