Hortblue / Hortblue Petit

Season Overview

Description

'Hortblue' is an outstanding new variety, bearing twice. It flowers and fruits at the same time. This means you can harvest throughout the summer. The first harvest of delicious, crunchy-sweet blueberries is from June to August, the second harvest starts in September until the first frost. The plants of this blueberry form a compact bush for beds and containers. Due to its excellent pruning tolerance, this blueberry is also ideal for planting as a small hedge. Vigorous and healthy plants.

Growing tips

Blueberries have special requirements when it comes to their location. Depending on the variety, this should be full sun to partial shade and sheltered from the wind. They normally grow in moors or forests and are naturally adapted to acidic soils. Garden soils are usually not acidic enough. To make the soil more acidic and permeable, mix bark, sawdust, sand, leaves or shredded coniferous wood into the soil. The shrub will also appreciate a portion of compost. If this is too time-consuming, you can also simply buy blueberry or rhododendron soil from a specialist store. The ideal planting time is in the fall. However, you can also plant out the shrub in spring from March to April. You should then remove the flowers after planting. Heather plants are very sensitive to being planted too deep. The root ball should still protrude about 5 cm. Finally, apply a layer of mulch about 10 to 15 cm high. This keeps the bed sustainably moist. It takes around 6 to 8 weeks from flowering to harvest.

Details

Light requirement

Semi-shaded

Water requirement

Wet

Soil

Medium (loamy)

Nutrient requirement

Low

Seeding distance

150 cm

Row spacing

150 cm

Seeding depth

0 cm