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Re: [NAFEX] Growing blueberries in alkaline soil - well, actually in bales of peat moss
- From: "Naomi Counides" <naomi@oznayim.us>
- To: "'North American Fruit Explorers'" <nafex@lists.ibiblio.org>
- Subject: Re: [NAFEX] Growing blueberries in alkaline soil - well, actually in bales of peat moss
- Date: Wed, 25 Aug 2010 13:06:58 -0600
I pretty near did. 10 bales in a 7
by 5 area. Naomi "Few people are capable of
expressing with equanimity opinions which differ from the prejudices of their
social environment. Most people are even incapable of forming such
opinions." From:
nafex-bounces@lists.ibiblio.org [mailto:nafex-bounces@lists.ibiblio.org] On Behalf Of Dr. Lucky Pittman Naomi, Have you considered
growing ‘em in a bale of peat moss? Seems like it’s worked OK
for folks in CO with alkaline soil. http://frontrangefoodgardener.blogspot.com/2010/01/blueberry-growing-intense-in-colorado.html And here’s
Pete Tallman’s PowerPoint presentation from the 2009 NAFEX meeting: http://home.comcast.net/~ptallman/ColoradoBlueberries.keyhandout.pdf Lucky From:
nafex-bounces@lists.ibiblio.org [mailto:nafex-bounces@lists.ibiblio.org] On Behalf Of Naomi Counides No.. It gives me some direction and some
hope. I have tried blueberries here and failed a few times. The
soil is alkaline and the water is hard so more alkaline. Other plants do
well but not blueberries. I used peat moss and sulfur copiously. I
had gotten to the “why fight it if it does not want to live”.
But we do have hot summers and would have high soil temps.. so mulch, which I
have not done could be the answer. I have plenty of goat pooped on
alfalfa hay. I could try blueberries again. Naomi From:
nafex-bounces@lists.ibiblio.org [mailto:nafex-bounces@lists.ibiblio.org] On Behalf Of Ed Fackler I don't know, but I doubt
it. I think the one thing that most folks overlook is the absolute need
for heavy (and annual) application of mulch. For that matter, Jim
Ballington (breeder from NC State) once told me that he thought excessively
high soil temperatures were as damaging to blueberries as high pH soils.
Here we have soils which are naturally around 6.2 to 6.5 and with heavy mulch
blueberries do fine. While at Rocky I had both On Wed, Aug 25, 2010 at 12:07 PM, Naomi Counides <naomi@oznayim.us> wrote: Any chance it tolerates alkaline soil? Naomi From: nafex-bounces@lists.ibiblio.org [mailto:nafex-bounces@lists.ibiblio.org]
On Behalf Of Ed Fackler
The breeder kept
it due to its complex flavor. Ka-Bluey had some (unknown to me...likely
stem scar) characteristic which made it commercially unacceptable. On Wed, Aug 25,
2010 at 10:18 AM, Melissa Kacalanos <mijwiz@yahoo.com> wrote:
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Re: [NAFEX] Garden Huckleberry pie
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- Re: [NAFEX] Garden Huckleberry pie, jelie, 08/22/2010
- Re: [NAFEX] Garden Huckleberry pie, Lori Rizzo, 08/22/2010
- Re: [NAFEX] Garden Huckleberry pie, Dr. Lucky Pittman, 08/23/2010
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Re: [NAFEX] Ka-Bluey blueberry,
Ed Fackler, 08/25/2010
- Re: [NAFEX] Ka-Bluey blueberry, Naomi Counides, 08/25/2010
- Re: [NAFEX] Ka-Bluey blueberry, Ed Fackler, 08/25/2010
- Re: [NAFEX] Ka-Bluey blueberry, Naomi Counides, 08/25/2010
- [NAFEX] Growing blueberries in alkaline soil - well, actually in bales of peat moss, Dr. Lucky Pittman, 08/25/2010
- Re: [NAFEX] Growing blueberries in alkaline soil - well, actually in bales of peat moss, Naomi Counides, 08/25/2010
- Re: [NAFEX] Growing blueberries in alkaline soil - well, actually in bales of peat moss, Dr. Lucky Pittman, 08/25/2010
- Re: [NAFEX] Growing blueberries in alkaline soil - well, actually in bales of peat moss, Naomi Counides, 08/25/2010
- Re: [NAFEX] Growing blueberries in alkaline soil - well, actually in bales of peat moss, John S, 08/25/2010
- Re: [NAFEX] Growing blueberries in alkaline soil - well, actually in bales of peat moss, Naomi Counides, 08/26/2010
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