Spring is a key moment in blueberry care. Wanting to collect full baskets of fruit in the summereven before the season begins, it is worth taking care of the good condition of the bush and the quality of future crops. It is now that the plant responds best to strengthening and shaping treatments.
In the context of fruit bushes, the basis is proper pruning of shoots, but what next? As it turns out, you can use them wisely and instead of throwing them in the trash, you can prepare them natural support for the bushwhich will reward you with abundant fruit during the season.
It is considered one of the most important stages of blueberry care pruning, which aims to rejuvenate the shoots and stimulate them to grow, as well as annual screening. After winter, some branches are dry or diseased and grow inwards or at the intersection, which effectively blocks the flow of light.
The beginning of March is the time when intensive work in the garden begins, including work on blueberries. Early spring is the best time to cut blueberry shoots. This should be done after severe frosts have passed, but at the same time before the plant begins intensive vegetation.
Cutting should be done with sharpened and disinfected pruning shearsto ensure that it was carried out correctly and safely for the plant. Blueberries bear fruit best on 2-3-year-old shoots, that’s why regular pruning is so important.
Stimulates the growth of new, strong shoots, improves access of light to the interior of the bush, increases the quantity and quality of fruit, and also reduces the risk of fungal diseases. As it turns out, it can additionally create organic fertilizer as a by-product, which will strengthen the condition of the plant.
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Pruning blueberries is one thing, but few people know it cut shoots and twigs can be used. Most often, they are burned or thrown away, but as it turns out, they can be prepared from them nutritious organic fertilizer and mulch for bushes.
Crushed shoots acidify the soil in a natural way, improve its structure, limit water evaporation and weed growth, and they support the development of beneficial microorganisms. Thanks to this, the bush grows in more fertile soil, absorbs better nutrients and thus produces more abundant fruit.
It’s an ecological solution that uses what most people throw away anyway. For this purpose cut shoots should be cut into smaller pieces, several centimeters long. You can do this with a special shredder or pruner. Such shredded branches and shoots remain . Such a layer will gradually decompose, enriching the substrate.
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