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  • From: "Bill Russell" <shaman@pennswoods.net>
  • To: "North American Fruit Explorers" <nafex@lists.ibiblio.org>
  • Subject: Re: [NAFEX] Blueberry Question.........
  • Date: Sun, 13 Feb 2005 20:34:54 -0800

Could we simply leave the peat moss bag on the surface of the ground?

How long will the plastic bag survive the sunlight before it deteriorates?

Bill

----- Original Message -----
From: "Thomas Olenio" <tolenio@sentex.net>
To: "North American Fruit Explorers" <nafex@lists.ibiblio.org>
Sent: Sunday, February 13, 2005 6:58 AM
Subject: Re: [NAFEX] Blueberry Question.........


> Hi,
>
> Someone mentioned this technique a while back...
>
> Buy a large bale of peat moss. Punch holes in one side (drain holes) on
> one flat side. Dig a hole and place the bale in the hole with drain holes
> down. Now cut an "X" in the center of the top of the bale. Soak peat
> moss. After it is soaked throughout plant a blueberry bush directly into
> the peat. Keep peat moss damp.
>
> You have basicly created a bog for the blueberry bush to grow in with the
> proper PH.
>
> The bag the peat moss cames in acts as a large planter. If you have to
> move it, it can be dug and moved.
>
> Later,
> Tom
>
>
> On Sun, 13 Feb 2005 07:17:35 -0600, Jim Fruth <jfruth@uslink.net> wrote:
>
> > Has anyone ever invented a blueberry for the Northern grower that
> > doesn't require acidic soil? My soil is sandy, calcareous and has a
vast
> > buffering potential to where it is not only difficult to make acidic but
> > it
> > won't stay that way. If I'm to grow blueberries, the plants should
> > desire a
> > pH range of 6.5 to 7.5. Does such a blueberry exist?
> >
> > Jim Fruth
> > Pequot Lakes, MN
> >
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