{"id":494,"date":"2022-12-04T00:11:29","date_gmt":"2022-12-04T00:11:29","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/thefarmersguide.com\/?p=494"},"modified":"2022-12-04T03:16:20","modified_gmt":"2022-12-04T03:16:20","slug":"why-is-my-blueberry-bush-not-producing","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/thefarmersguide.com\/2022\/12\/why-is-my-blueberry-bush-not-producing\/","title":{"rendered":"Why is my blueberry bush not producing?"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"494\" class=\"elementor elementor-494\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-40b9be8 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"40b9be8\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-312843f\" data-id=\"312843f\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-286d7fd elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"286d7fd\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<style>\/*! elementor - v3.21.0 - 08-05-2024 *\/\n.elementor-heading-title{padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title[class*=elementor-size-]>a{color:inherit;font-size:inherit;line-height:inherit}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title.elementor-size-small{font-size:15px}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title.elementor-size-medium{font-size:19px}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title.elementor-size-large{font-size:29px}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title.elementor-size-xl{font-size:39px}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title.elementor-size-xxl{font-size:59px}<\/style><h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">First considerations<\/h2>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-bcd8298 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"bcd8298\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<style>\/*! elementor - v3.21.0 - 08-05-2024 *\/\n.elementor-widget-text-editor.elementor-drop-cap-view-stacked .elementor-drop-cap{background-color:#69727d;color:#fff}.elementor-widget-text-editor.elementor-drop-cap-view-framed .elementor-drop-cap{color:#69727d;border:3px solid;background-color:transparent}.elementor-widget-text-editor:not(.elementor-drop-cap-view-default) .elementor-drop-cap{margin-top:8px}.elementor-widget-text-editor:not(.elementor-drop-cap-view-default) .elementor-drop-cap-letter{width:1em;height:1em}.elementor-widget-text-editor .elementor-drop-cap{float:left;text-align:center;line-height:1;font-size:50px}.elementor-widget-text-editor .elementor-drop-cap-letter{display:inline-block}<\/style>\t\t\t\t<p>Are your blueberries not producing this year or not as sweet as they once were? There are many factors to consider what could be going on, but first let&#8217;s talk about the basics of what will promote a healthy, happy blueberry bush.<\/p><h3><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Do you have any food available for your plants?<\/span><\/h3><p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Before we get all worked up and go out buying expensive products maybe we can fix this using local inputs.\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><\/p><h4><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">How do I tell if there is any food?<\/span><\/h4><p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">First, let&#8217;s go out with a hoe or shovel, push back any mulch in place and see if there is any broken-down organic material that our plants could be feeding from. Chances are if we are having production issues we have burned through this reserve. If you have not added any leaves, wood chips, compost, composted manure, pine needles, or sawdust to your bushes chances are they need food!\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><\/p><h4><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">How often and how much food do my plants need?<\/span><\/h4><p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">We want to be adding 1-3&#8243; of organic materials yearly to make sure we have composted organic materials that are ready to be mineralized by fungi and bacteria and exchanged for sugars with our plant roots. Blueberries evolved to grow in acidic environments and thrive in well-drained, acidic soils.\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><\/p><h4><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Rejuvenating a neglected bush<\/span><\/h4><p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Maybe you inherited a blueberry bush and you are new to on how-to keep up with management. One of the first considerations is to aerate the soil. Especially if we have neglected to add any organic materials such as mulch, chances are that our soil has compacted and we may have competing weeds and even vines such as honeysuckle growing up our plants. Here is my group of blueberry bushes that have been neglected over the past 4 years. They had received pine shavings as mulch but the ground was compacted and the pine mulch was more or less used up. We also had a lot of honeysuckle roots competing for nutrients in the same area our blueberries are. This is not ideal and it was time for remediation.\u00a0 \u00a0<\/span><\/p><h3><span style=\"font-size: 16px;\"> \u00a0 \u00a0<\/span><\/h3><h2>\u00a0<\/h2>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-049d73c elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"049d73c\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-64415a2\" data-id=\"64415a2\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-304a7ec elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"304a7ec\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<style>\/*! elementor - v3.21.0 - 08-05-2024 *\/\n.elementor-widget-image{text-align:center}.elementor-widget-image a{display:inline-block}.elementor-widget-image a img[src$=\".svg\"]{width:48px}.elementor-widget-image img{vertical-align:middle;display:inline-block}<\/style>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"600\" src=\"https:\/\/thefarmersguide.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/blueberry4.jpeg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-497\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/thefarmersguide.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/blueberry4.jpeg 1000w, https:\/\/thefarmersguide.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/blueberry4-300x225.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/thefarmersguide.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/blueberry4-768x576.jpeg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-de27f09 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"de27f09\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-8a6b37e\" data-id=\"8a6b37e\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-62aa8ee elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"62aa8ee\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Weeding and soil aeration of blueberries<\/span><\/h3><p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">As you can see in the photo above I have already started aerating the soil using a\u00a0<\/span><a class=\"editor-rtfLink\" href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3gZqinE\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">serrated edge garden hoe<\/span><\/a><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">\u00a0to break up compaction and remove all the honeysuckle roots that have competed with the blueberry bushes. It is okay if we nick some of the blueberry roots, but try to be a bit more shallow or careful as we get closer to the crowns of the plants. After some hard work hoeing, here is how our ground was looking post-wedding.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-48712f8 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"48712f8\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-680cc9b\" data-id=\"680cc9b\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-08e9d22 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"08e9d22\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"600\" src=\"https:\/\/thefarmersguide.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/blueberry5.jpeg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-498\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/thefarmersguide.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/blueberry5.jpeg 1000w, https:\/\/thefarmersguide.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/blueberry5-300x225.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/thefarmersguide.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/blueberry5-768x576.jpeg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-72b67d7 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"72b67d7\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-6cf975e\" data-id=\"6cf975e\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0efeb48 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"0efeb48\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">How far out to weed and breakup sod or compaction.\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><\/h3><p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">This will vary depending on the size and production method of your blueberries. In my case, we have 5 groups of blueberry bushes in a central location. In this instance, I wanted to have a nice 3-4&#8242; ring around the outside to add my &#8220;plant food&#8221; free of competing weeds or grasses. My hoeing was much more shallow in the middle of the plants as there were way more blueberry roots here. I also avoided adding mulch and compost in this middle.\u00a0<\/span><\/p><h3><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">How to apply food or mulches<\/span><\/h3><p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">When applying compost or mulch, we want to avoid applying it near the base of a tree or shrub. An exception to this rule is pine needles. Doing so can affect the exchange of gases and damage our plants, but pine needles will not block gas exchange. This means we want to leave a 4-6&#8243; perimeter around our crowns free of compost or smothering mulches.\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><\/p><h4><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">What is the difference between compost and mulch?<\/span><\/h4><p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Compost can be applied like mulch but generally, compost is considered a soil amendment as it can be mixed or incorporated in the soil as it is biologically active or broken down. Mulch on the other hand should not be worked into the soil, as it consists of inorganic and organic materials that need time to break down to become compost or biologically active.<\/span><\/p><h4><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Can mulches rob the soil of Nitrogen?<\/span><\/h4><p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">While you maybe heard that adding green mulches or mulches that are not first composted will rob nitrogen from the soil it shouldn&#8217;t prevent you from using mulches. Yes, indeed mulches can rob nitrogen from the topsoil but when using mulches on established trees and shrubs their roots are going to be less likely affected by a lack of nitrogen in the topsoil. This will help starve out weeds that compete with our plants. Eventually, the nitrogen locked up in the mulch will break down and be available to feed our plants.\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-f66d162 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"f66d162\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-9b1fcbf\" data-id=\"9b1fcbf\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9381516 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"9381516\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"600\" src=\"https:\/\/thefarmersguide.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/blueberry6.jpeg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-499\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/thefarmersguide.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/blueberry6.jpeg 1000w, https:\/\/thefarmersguide.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/blueberry6-300x225.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/thefarmersguide.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/blueberry6-768x576.jpeg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-3dcbdd2 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"3dcbdd2\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-bfb7957\" data-id=\"bfb7957\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-cc8c031 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"cc8c031\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Finishing Touches<\/span><\/h3><p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">In the photo above, you can see we have added a nice layer of compost along with wood chips as a mulch on top. I did not work the compost into the soil. I shoveled it out, avoiding the bush crowns. The plan is to head back out one day and rake up some pine needles to prevent weeds from growing around the crowns of my blueberry bushes.\u00a0<\/span><\/p><h4><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Timing of application<\/span><\/h4><p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">For me, the best time to spend so much time with the blueberry plants is in winter. It is also an easier time to aerate the soil as there are long periods of moisture in the ground with the lower temperatures in Virginia.\u00a0<\/span><\/p><p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Some sources advise early Nitrogen fertilization in early spring and second fertilization after berry harvest. The best way to accomplish extra fertilization is to rake back mulch and work the fertilizer into the soil. I am confident the cow manure in the compost will provide plenty of N for the upcoming season. The wood chips will continue to break down and add more organic materials or nitrogen down the road as well.\u00a0<\/span><\/p><h3><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Where to get compost or mulches<\/span><\/h3><p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">First, look locally. Call around to some local cattle operations. If they are not raising vegetables there is a good chance they will be happy to sell you a nice load or even deliver for you.<\/span><\/p><p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">For wood chips check out\u00a0<\/span><a class=\"editor-rtfLink\" href=\"https:\/\/getchipdrop.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">get-chip-drop<\/span><\/a><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">, a free service to offer a dump location for arborists who have been doing tree work local to your location.\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><\/p><p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Another free source of mulch in cities is all the bags of leaves piled up in the suburban areas. Often, they love to pile up trash bags of unsightly mulch!\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>First considerations Are your blueberries not producing this year or not as sweet as they once were? There are many factors to consider what could be going on, but first let&#8217;s talk about the basics of what will promote a healthy, happy blueberry bush. Do you have any food available for your plants? 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