Blueberry growers who plan to buy plants from nurseries should arrive with a list of questions to ask. Here are some questions to help you get started:
- What are the best blueberry cultivars for my area?
- When should I plant blueberries?
- Are your blueberries certified virus frees?
- What is the best way to plant blueberries?
- How many blueberry plants do I need? (relates to pollination requirements and quantity produced)
- Do blueberries require direct sunlight?
- How far apart do I need to plant blueberries?
- What size blueberry plants should I buy?
- How old are your blueberry plants?
- Do you have a replacement policy if my blueberry dies?
- Do I need to do anything special to the soil for blueberries?
- What insects or diseases affect blueberries?
- How do I control insects and diseases in blueberries?
- Can blueberries be grown organically?
- When should I fertilize blueberries?
- How much fertilizer do blueberries need?
- What is the best blueberry fertilizer?
- Do blueberries need pruning?
- How do you prune blueberries?
- When do you prune blueberries?
- What is a good mulch for blueberries?
- Should I irrigate my blueberries?
- How often should I irrigate blueberries?
- How much water should I apply to blueberries?
- What is the best tasting blueberry?
- How many years before a blueberry plant bears fruit?
- When do blueberry fruit get ripe?
- How long will a blueberry plant live?
- Where do you get your plants from?