Why is this blueberry turning a pinky, red colour? Should I be concerned?

These 3 blueberry plants gave a decent amount of berries in late spring but ever since summer they’ve looked pretty much like this.

Are they dead/dying?

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We just bought a house this year and the whole property was in pretty bad shape. Lots of invasives, weed tarp under everything (we removed it), and just generally poor maintenance.

We’ve started a compost bin, amended the soil with compost and new garden soil, and been pretty diligent in removing the leaves from the roses and blueberries that have black spot and blueberry rust (these are not being composted, btw).

I am planning to make JADAM in the spring for watering the roses, blueberries, and apple tree we just planted, because I do believe in the principle of healthy soil = healthy plants.

That being said, what treatment can I apply topically or systemically to the blueberries in order to prevent the blueberry rust? We bought the plants from a plant nursery that was dissolving and it was, unfortunately, during our very rainy and humid season - so I’m not surprised as the rust. I’m just trying to find something that isn’t going to harm the pollinators the way traditional fungicides will.

I’d love any ideas to help with this! Thank you!

Can anyone help me ? It was going very well had tons of berries now all of the sudden they are all red and orange leaves 🥺 this is my first year at growing blueberries so I’m not sure what is going on . Are they going to die ?

My husband surprised me with a row of southern highbush blueberries for my birthday. He planted them when I was out with friends and spaced them 18” apart. Is this close spacing going to be an issue? I know him- if I dig up and replace them, his feelings will be hurt so…. I only want to do so if strictly necessary. There is plenty of room on either side of the row. Will this be a problem or am I safe to leave them as is?

Pretty sure these are fungal spots. Sprayed them with a copper based fungicide earlier today but I’m sure if it would help. Should I just remove all the infected leaves instead?(almost all the leaves on the plant have these spots) And if I do, will the plant survive. My blueberry plants are a year old

Hello, I'm in zone 9 and my blueberries were generally healthy all summer (although no fruits, but I thought that was ok since it's first year). As the weather starts to change, my plants seem to be doing pretty poorly. Shedding leaves and most leaves have white stains too. I can't find any aphids under the leaves either. Any pointers? Should I prune the plants?

Does anyone know the difference between Peru's Driscoll Jumbo's blueberries as compared to Korean brand Berryfield?

The latter tasted slightly sweeter and carries a scent of rose. Are there any nutritional significance between them?

My blueberry lost all its leaves, will it come back ?

I added berry-tone fertilizer at the beginning of August because my plants were looking yellow and not super happy. Since then, they both greened up and one of them grew this new tall stalk. I’m happy they look so good but wondering if I fertilized too late since it’s fall now and shouldn’t they be winding down on growth for the winter? They’re also forming what looks like flower buds now. It’s my first time trying to grow blueberries. (The cage is to keep the squirrels and my dog from digging around the roots too much.)

Hello. I tried finding large blueberry farms in Italy via Google but failed. Can you please help me out?

Intermediate vegetable/herb gardener here and leaning toward growing blueberries for the first time next season since my toddler’s blueberry obsession has not faltered. I’m in Central Indiana, zone 5b, naturally alkaline native soil so I would grow in a 2’ X 3.5’ raised bed that I have available. Conventional spacing indicates this might be too tight for 2 bushes but seems like much for just 1 bush. I’d love to get advice from the community here on what varieties could produce a good yield for 2 adults and a toddler for mostly snacking and occasional baking, and if 1 or 2 bushes would be recommended. Thank you in advance!

I was wondering if I could get my hands on some walnut husks if that would be good to help acidify my soil naturally. We just moved seven blueberry plants to a new bed on a hill so they could get more sun and not be in such damp soil where they previously were. Three are brand new from Jung seeds, and four have been in the ground for a year and just have not thrived. In fact they're quite sickly. We've really struggled amending the soil and getting the acidity anywhere below 7. I'd appreciate anyone's experiences in acidifying soil with Walnut husks or any other natural compost. I've read mixed results on the effectivity of pine needles. Thx!!

Around the beginning of August I planted some wintergreen in the same pots that my blueberry bushes are in. Unfortunately I totally forgot to account for the fact that these bushes are, A. young and won't provide as much shade as needed for the wintergreen, and B. Blueberries are deciduous and won't provide much shade in the winter 🙃🫠. Basically I need a way of shading the wintergreen that doesn't shade the blueberry bushes.

So I'm thinking of doing a DIY thing with shade cloth but I need help brainstorming. My idea is to have some kind of pole structures attached to the lip of the containers at an angle and then wrapping 60% shade cloth around those poles. It'd look like a reverse funnel shape and would provide shade for the wintergreen while (hopefully) not shading the blueberry's leaves. I have a bunch of 1/2" thick sturdy bamboo stakes I could cut and use as the poles but IDK how to attach them to the container. Any idea? I drew a diagram just so y'all can see my idea. Like is hot glue strong enough to attach little pieces of bamboo to the container like in my picture?

Or do y'all have a better idea that isn't like this at all? I'd love to hear any suggestions! Thanks in advance 😊.

Adding more mulch for the winter. PITA to spread it by hand 😄

I hope you can give me some advice. I'm wanting to plant several rows of blueberries in my backyard and I'm looking for ways to keep them alive and productive in my climate. I live in California in the valley where we get very hot summers (zone 9b with at least 700 chill hours in the winter but months of 100-115 temps). My family grew a few bushes with minimal success when I was a young kid (home next town over from where I live now) but I do remember they never got half as big and bushy as what I see in pictures on the internet from people in other regions and often suffered sun damage.

Should I plant them closer together in the rows to help protect more from the intense uv rays in the hottest parts of the summer? I don't want to overcrowded them, but I've learned from experience that spacing my tomato plants closer together and not pruning them (unlike the advice you often read about) helps tremonously in helping them survive the sun. So would the same work for blueberries or would I be setting myself up for failure? Anyone have any other advice in helping blueberries with high heat or any particular variety that they see a big heat tolerance difference with?

I've been considering southern highbush varieties such as Biloxi, Misty, and Sharpblue from the descriptions I've read online. Thanks.

Please I need advice. I live in Europe,hardiness zone 6. In winter temperature can drop to -23°C/-10°F. This year I bought blueberry bushes (Elizabeth, Chandler, Blue crop and Duke) and currently I keep them in pots on balcony. I'm curious if they will be able to survive winter or should I bring them indoors.