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| Sam from USA asks: |
Bought and planted several Japanese Blueberry trees begining May, all are doing well except one. We have so many brown, crisp leaves that are falling off that tree. The tree itself still has green leaves, but they are not as dense as when we first bought them. We doubled the watering time thinking that the drought like weather in Houston might be a problem. It does not seem to help. Any ideas?
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| Phillip Schmidt from USA asks: |
We had a Japanese Blueberry Tree planted in February and now it seems to be loosing leaves, has a green color at the bottom of the trunk, and on some of the branches where all the leave have fallen off the bark is peeling. What do we do? We love our tree and we are afraid something is wrong. We planted a 30 gallon tree about 10 feet tall.
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| Orest Stelmach from USA asks: |
Leaves on he 1 year old blueberry bushes, very small, are getting dark spots on them. Last year same thing, I thought they died, they just came back, concerned about the spots....is this blight.....will they die if not treated? What to do?....Thanks
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| DR Dub says : |
Try using a product called "Green Cure", you can find it on the web.
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| Green Zeus says : |
It does sound like a blight--either bacterial or fungal. You can take a stem with some of the leaves to your County Extension agent and he will be able to tell you what you are dealing with.
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| Gaynor Brown from England asks: |
I havelots of ants on my bush .How do I get rid of them safely..Gaynor
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| Green Zeus says : |
What kind of bush is this??? Any time you see ants on a plant, you have to assume it has been attacked by aphids. Ants farm the honeydew that the ants expel. If you look under the leaves, you should see the aphids. Light infestations can be knocked off by vigorously spraying the plant with water-do this in the early morning 3 times, once every other day. If that doesn`t work, use insectacidal soap. Last resort is pyrethrum-spray 2 times, 3-4 days apart.
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| Jack Hill from usa asks: |
My Japanese Blueberry tree has an inordinate amount of red leaves this year. I feed a hormone every two weeks which has helped in the past, but I wonder if I need to do something else to help retain the greenery.
The tree is about 20 x 30 feet and 4 years old.
Thanks for your help.
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| Joan Johnson from USA asks: |
This tree has an insect that I cannot control. It feeds onthe underside of the leaves and turns the upper side black with soot. I have sprayed it with various insecticides but to no avail. The landscaper says I will just have to remove it because he has not been able to control it himself. Please let me know if this is common in this tree and what could possibly be used to control it. I love the tree and don`t want to lose it.
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| steve says : |
Have you tried using cold-pressed neem oil or hot pepper wax spray?
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| Ashlee from United States asks: |
I have a potted blueberry bush that I do not know how to care for in the winter. Ideally, I would like to keep it potted to put on our deck in the summer. I live in zone 4 and know it will not survive on the deck all winter! Is it possible to bring this indoors during the winter, or does it need to be buried in the ground?
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| Bob Meier from United States asks: |
I live in mid state New Hampshire , when is the best time to prune my bushes and what is the correct way to prune to ensure a high yield and should I use fertilizer, and if so what kind? thank you
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| Shane Woodruff says : |
Best time to prune in north eastern US is January to mid March.
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| Cheryl Bateman from United States asks: |
Can you tell me when and what to fertilize my Blue Berry Bushes and when to prune them and how much to cut it back.
Thank`s so much,
Cheryl in Alabama
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| Jan Exo from USA asks: |
Can you start a blueberrry bush from a cutting?
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| Shane Woodruff says : |
Sure, people do it all the time. The easiest way for a small timer like me is to scratch the bark off a low lying branch and weigh it down with something on the ground still attached to the parent plant with a rock or something.
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| Tim Roche from USA asks: |
How do I take a clipping from a blueberry bush to grow another?
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| DR Dub says : |
The Important thing to remember is the cutting has no root system so you have to keep the cutting humid constantly, try using a pot and put a clear bag over the top to trap ep moisture on the plant while having it under flourescent grow light`s or in the shade outside where it will get just enough sun light so that it does not burn up. in a week or two you should have a clone. I could go into more detail but Im not going to for now
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| lauralee from USA, Utah asks: |
We have blueberry bushes of several different varieties, and the leaves on a few of them have turned crispy and brown. Only about half of each leaf is this way, and the other half is still green and fresh. Do they need more water? Is it too hot or is it sunburn? Please help.
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| Lori from USA asks: |
I live in Austin, TX and have a Japanese Blueberry tree that is about 4 years old. The leaves on part of it have turned brown and look dead. Is it ok to prune those off now or should we wait until fall? What causes this to happen?
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| Nga from USA asks: |
My blueberry tree is planted in black clay soil and it`s slowly dying. What can I do to save it? I dug it out of the ground and raised it up slightly did I damage it more?
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| DR Dub says : |
Your Plant is probably beeing smothered from oxygen, Blueberrie`s need good drainage. Your going to have to use a better soil.
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| Harry Birdsong from USA asks: |
My Client wants to know if the japanese blueberry is poisionous to humans (or) animals?
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| Yourgarden Specialist Marian says : |
Not of we know off
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| Val Morris from USA asks: |
We live in east central Alabama. We have several blueberry bushes that we have had for around 10 years and are getting too tall. When is the best time to prune the tall branches for this area?
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| Yourgarden specialist Marian says : |
The best time to prune the blueberry bushes is from January to mid march, before the growth begins. In late winter pruning you can better indentify and remove injured/ dead wood. However, blueberries can be pruned any time from the end of harvest till the following spring.
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