Buying Rabbiteye Blueberries Wholesale
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Comments (12)Brady, You don't need a license from the patent holder to sell them just to propagate them. The BB from FHN are tissue culture plants probably from Agri Starts which is in central Florida so he probably buys many trays of them from the producer that is licensed. The cost though of the newly patented varieties is much more than the older patented varieties and some are not patented at all and they are much cheaper yet. Now did FHN buy a non patented variety and market them as Sweetcrisps..OR was it an honest mistake on his part OR a mistake from the producer? Who knows. I sure would like to see a copy of the invoice from FHN stating he bought those XXX amount of trays of sweetcrisps from the tissue culture supplier. Buying non patented starts and marketing them as a new variety that is popular is a good way to make money....also a felony (not saying he did that of course). If people complained to the state of Florida they could subpoena his records....See MoreWill rabbiteye blueberries pollinate highbush varietes?
Comments (1)Pink Lemonade is a Rabbiteye so they will pollinate each other. http://www.ars.usda.gov/Services/docs.htm?docid=21176...See Morewhere to buy bulk sulfur for 20+ blueberries?
Comments (9)I made raised beds of peat, pinebark, and sand added alittle sulfer and planted on top of clay soil. Works for me! Also pots work well but if using tap water or well water u may want to add some sulfuric acid to bring the ph down in the water or it will create issues untill the sulfer chips start to work. My limited experience showed me that pots ph values rise much faster than raised beds. I actually dropped the ph to low in my raised beds by using acicified water too long + adding sulfer + acid fertilizers. Not so on my pots. My ph readings were much higher in pots. I think the reason for this was pots actually get flushed when watering and the acid doesnt accumulate like it does in a raised bed. Thats been my experince so far. This next year Im going to experiment and try to get some rabbiteyes to grow in clay with some amendments ofcourse. Good luck!...See MoreBest rabbiteye with pink lemonade
Comments (8)Shane, Yes, all my blueberries are grown in containers. The ideal size pots for blueberries would be 25 gallon though they will be really heavy to lift up but can be dragged or wheeled easily, if necessary. However, blueberries can be grown in 15 gallon nursery pots and majority of my blueberries are in 15 gallons pots. I found 20 gallons pots is better (a little bit bigger and still can be lifted easily) but they are hard to find. Nursery pots come in only black or dark green colors (that I know of) but that could be problem during summer as we easily get triple digits temperature for long period of time but I have been painting the outside of pots with white latex paint (pictures below) and that has been working fabulously. Since I do not grow them on the ground (as our soil has very high pH and clay soil is not good to grow blueberries), I can not compare if they will be as productive as if grown in a container (but I have posted a picture for you to give an idea how much does a 1 year and 3 years old plants produces). I have at least one unusual variety that blooms in November and berries are ripen by mid March but that must be protected from frost and planting in container enables me to drag those plants to protect from frost or ice. One another major advantage of growing blueberries in containers is you can control the medium and its pH easily as you might know already bb are kind of high maintenance plants unless you know exactly what makes them very happy. Good luck!...See Moregardengal48 (PNW Z8/9)
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