The Blueray is a blueberry bush variety that mature early with large berries . The blossom are snowy and sluttish garden pink , and are comestible for use in salads or saccharify for decorating dessert . This variety of blueberry is hardy and down - maintenance , tolerating heat when move over tolerable wet during the spicy summertime month .

Characteristics

The Blueray blueberry bush is a hardy , slow variety that grow in an upright formation to a height of 4 to 5 foot and prefers to develop in an acid grunge . Blueray blueberry bush bushes produce blossoms in late springiness with yield ripening in mid summer . The berry are tangy and grow to a size of a 1/2 inch in diam .

Planting Location

The Blueray blueberry bush bush is hardy to set in U.S. Department of Agriculture uprise zones 3 through 7 and prefers a well - draining , acidic soil such as a cadaver loam . The plant will grow advantageously when given full - Sunday to part - shade wanton atmospheric condition . To verify the territory has the preferred acidic pH of 4.5 to 6.5 , gardener should examine it prior to plant . Ground rock and roll sulfur worked into the soil will bring down the dirt pH act ; however , the grime should rest for two weeks before planting .

Care

Blueray blueberry bush shrub require a dampish soil that does not become over - saturated or create abide water around the stem . The industrial plant have a shallow root organisation and require subsidiary water during the hot summer month and periods of drouth . Pine mulch applied over the rootage ball of the bushes will help with moisture retention . Established blueberry bushes benefit from an program of a balanced plant food just before bud - breaking in spring and again after harvest . Gardeners should avoid gamy - nitrogen fertiliser because it promotes leaf growth and , therefore , decreases fruit product .

Pruning

The Blueray blueberry bush bushes do not ask clip until after the third year of ontogenesis . Removing blossoms that come along in the first two years stimulates plant life growth . Prune the Blueray blueberry bush bush in saltation before the blossoms come along . Dead and damaged branches should be removed along with branches that cross in the national areas to increase Light Within in the gist of the bush . raw growth can be provoke on sr. bushes by removing branch older than five years .

Harvesting

Blueray blueberries are ready to harvest from July through September . The crop month will vary based on the climate and weather conditions during the growing season . The berries are harvested once each week during the ripening season by gently rolling the berries between the ovolo and forefinger so they pop off the plant life .

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