When is the best time of year/season to prune the branches.? In Australia we are in Autumn (Fall), and my husband pruned my blueberries tree/ bush just to the main trunks. And now I’m panicking, and with great anticipations, I’m waiting to see if that was a good choice.
Hi. You normally cut back blueberries in the winter when the bush is dormant. I’d say if he’s cut the branches back to the main trunk then you’ll not get any fruit next year. New growth will appear in spring but that won’t fruit until the following summer. Sorry for the bad news. Take care. Nick
Superb tutorial, Nick! Knowing how to trim and prune a blueberry bush can make such a big difference! A fabulous reference video for anyone growing or looking to grow delicious fruit year on year! Such a helpful and educational video!! Nice and simple.. once you know how!! Thank you for sharing this information, my friend!!💚
Thanks for the Info Nick. Ive planted a blueberry bush this spring 2024 and it appears to have taken in the soil rather well - had plenty of growth and leaves, but hardly a handful of blueberries this 1st summer. I do know my soil isnt acid enough, and will correct this in the autumn and spring 2025. Ive lost the label telling me what variety it was, and was going to add another bush to help with cross polination - is this going to be a problem taking a guess at what variety next bush to buy ? should I take them out of the plot and put them in large pots also ?
Hello Nick, do you cover the blueberry bushes with net while they are pruning. Last year I had a lot of berries and suddenly they dissapeared:( Did some birds have a delicious lunch:)))) Best regards from Poland, Marta
I found this in 2023, end of summer, wondering at my lack of knowledge on the blueberry bush I bought. This was a perfect video to get started. 8 minutes for a brief foundation for pruning. Kudos, good sir.
Got my pruning all wrong this year. Butchered it at the wrong time. So need to wait for leaves to drop, clear them out, cut away twigs. Oh boy I got it so wrong. What time of year was this carried out.
Thankyou Nick. Recently inherited my mum's potted blueberry bush she has had for years now I know how to look after it after it myself thank you very much
The first branch you cut was a mistake...never cut those main branches on blueberries...you also cut another large green branch on the side... Unnecessary waste...
@@NicksAllotmentDiary Thank you for your feed back. Meanwhile, I started a trial with 2 cuttings dipped into water since I just have a small and a young bush of Blueberry at the present time. Maybe I'll add some drops of vinegar to it? Have a nice week-end.
I don't think I have ever cleaned a set of snips, something I really should work on. I'll be out pruning ours sometime in the next few weeks. A very informative and well edited vid mate, cheers. 🍺
Hi mate, a good concise informative video. I must confess to not sterilising my secateurs enough. Really like the into 👌👌. All the best 🌻Nigel.............MuddyBootz Allotment🌻🌻
Excellent how to on pruning sir, this video was right on time as I need to get to pruning my blueberry bushes over here!! Have a good weekend sir!! Dan
Hi Carl. When you say has gone dormant do you mean it’s lost all it’s leaves ? A blueberry bush that loses all leaves in summer has probably dried out too much. It may recover and grow leaves next spring as long as all the stems haven’t died off. Take care. Nick
@@NicksAllotmentDiary Thanks for your response, yes it has some new buds however most are dried up and not coming out at all, I still haven't seen one leaf come from any of the new buds however. how can you tell if the plant is in fact dead? or just.. trying to recover?
@@carlnikolov I’d check one of the new stems from last year ( usually red or green rather than dark and woody). Scrape a little off the surface of the stem with a knife. If just below the surface it’s green and not brittle then the plant is living. If the stems are brittle and dried out then it has probably died. If it has died check the roots to see if they have been gnawed away by a pest. Take care. Nick
Thank you for the advice and information! I was white surprised by the lack of information about how to care for blueberry bushes so I’m glad I came across your video!!
Hi there.. thanks for nice and informative video 👍 is it OK for me to prune at this time when here at Slovakia are still temperatures bellow 0 .. around minus 5 celsius? or should I wait? thanks for all yours videos, Robert
Hi Robert. As long as you prune it while the bush is dormant then you’ll be fine. I wouldn’t do it while the temperature is below 0 Celsius though. Wait until it warms up slightly. Take care. Nick
hey buddy, I have a question to you. Firstly I have 3 different type blueberry bushes but a patriot type that blueberry bush I guess it looks like dry so I mean crumpled. But I asked to someone, he said me, patriot genus gives late fruit and leaf. Is it true ?
Hi Mert. I’ve just checked and it is an early to mid season variety so in the UK would fruit from Mid July. If no leaves and flowers are developing try scratching away some bark to see if it’s alive as it should be green or red but not dry and brown. Take care. Nick
@@NicksAllotmentDiary thanks for your reply mate btw I live in Turkey 🇹🇷 I interested gardening. The blueberries just grows in east Black Sea in the Turkey but I live in Istanbul City so I have to grow them in pots unfortunately.
I've read that I should prune new blueberries bushes immediately after planting, even if they've already begun to flower. Should I follow these same pruning protocols for a young plant? (Obviously there won't be much old or dead wood yet.)
Hi. I wouldn’t do that with a small new blueberry bush. If you prune new wood and cut off the flowering part then you’ll get no fruit at all that year. I’d wait until the bush is a bit bigger before giving it it’s first pruning. Take care. Nick