Blueberry bush finally produces berries

May 6th, 2012
A little clump of blueberries

A little clump of blueberries

After 4 years of abuse, neglect, and incompetence, my blueberry bush has actually produced some berries this year!

I planted the bush 4 years ago around this time, following instructions and advice on acid-loving plants as best as I could. It looked OK for a few weeks, but it wasn’t long before I tripped over it and dragged the garden hose over it several times. The bush is still growing on an angle. A big bunch of its roots can be seen above the ground.

The following year, it didn’t produce a single flower. Nor the year after that. Actually, the third year, it barely produced any leaves. I thought it might be dead, but when I tried to break a branch, it didn’t snap like a dead plant. Always a sucker for the underdog, I decided to let the blueberry bush keep living.

Blueberry bush

My blueberry bush

I’ve been told by many people that you need to have a second blueberry bush for it to produce berries. I’ve tried to plant a second one twice now. Both times they died within the first year.

Don’t ask me how this “crop” of berries came to exist this year, because I don’t know. It certainly wasn’t anything I did on purpose. There are no more than a dozen little berries – 2 clumps. It’s very likely the birds will get to them before I do.

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One Response to “Blueberry bush finally produces berries”

  1. Aunt Kathie Says:
    May 12th, 2012 at 9:14 pm

    Congratulations on being the parent of a blossoming blueberry bush. Hope the berries are awesomely tasty. We continue to alternate between summer and winter. It was 34 last night and 77 today.

    I Love You,
    Aunt Kathie

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