Highbush Blueberry

 Month to Month Care for Highbush Blueberry

Month of March            Highbush Blueberry – If you want another young Highbush Blueberry, plant it this month or next month. 

Note: there is no need to fertilize shrubs until fall.

Month of April            Highbush Blueberry – this shrub has white flowers in the spring. 

 Month of May            Highbush Blueberry – Mulching reduces water evaporation from soil and keeps it moist longer.  This is beneficial for shallow rooted plants like Highbush Blueberry. Spread a 3 to 4 inch layer of organic mulch out to the drip line. Be sure to keep the mulch from touching the trunk of the plant.

Month of June            Highbursh Blueberry – You should be getting very tasty blue-black berries in the summer.  If you favor wildlife these berries are loved by grouse, catbird, mocking bird, scarlet tanager, bluebirds, thrushes, and many other songbirds.  If you want some berries for yourself you will need to cover the plants with bird netting prior to the berries becoming ripe.  

Month of July            Highbush Blueberry – Just as with other plants on the property, shrubs are vulnerable to heat and drought of the summer months.  They need to be watered if there has been no rain for two weeks. 

Month of August            Highbush Blueberry – Just as with other plants on the property, shrubs are vulnerable to heat and drought of the summer months.  They need to be watered if there has been no rain for two weeks. 

Month of September            Highbush Blueberry – If you want more Highbush Blueberry, plant them this month or next month. 

The fall is an important time to fertilize all shrubs either this month or next month.  Sprinkle one cup of slow-acting granular all-purpose fertilizer on the soil under each shrub out to the distance from the trunk to the tips of its branches (its drip line). 

Month of October            Highbush Blueberry – Optional Task - Highbush Blueberry benefit from watering in the late fall just before the ground freezes. 

Month of November            Highbush Blueberry – This is a good time to check to make sure that the layer of mulch under your shrubs is at least 2 to 4 inches deep in preparation for the cold winter months.

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