lauriestroupe Just Arrived Joined: 17 Aug 2008 Location: Ararat, VA Posts: 10
Posted: Tue Aug 19, 2008 1:59 pm Post subject: How Do I Prune Blueberries
We have some blueberry bushes that I think are 5 or 6 years old. We had a great crop this year and I want to keep that going. We've never pruned them.
I noticed this year a large branch - loaded with berries - growing almost parallel to the ground and just above it. I assume I need to take that off. But what else should I be looking for (besides the normal dead or diseased branches)?
Also, I've noticed some nice, neat rows of white eggs under a few leaves. Will pruning help with that problem or is there something else we need to do. We're organic.
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gardenmama Showing Great Promise Joined: 26 May 2008 Location: Vermont Posts: 376
Posted: Tue Aug 19, 2008 2:37 pm Post subject:
I don't know about the white eggs under the leaves but we have several Blueberry bushes that have produced an amazing amount of blueberries this year. In the fall we prune off anything that seems very woody and hard. DOn't prune off anything new. that will be reddish wood. In the spring when the leaves are back we prune off anything that didn't get leaves. If you have a lot of tiny berries and the bush is very full you might want to cut it back a bit, more energy will go to the berries and less to the leaves.
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