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1. Do i need to add extra sulfur every year?
2. I planted blueberry in my backyard where their are full sun. I water it a lot it grew but it's 3year and no blueberry. I put compost and manure and I mulch it but no blueberry pls help
3. All the University of Maine videos on growing have been valuable to me. Folks at University of Maine, I could really use a video on restoring a blueberry patch. I bought a home and acreage in the Rocky Mountains, and it had a lot of blueberries. (about 200 plants). They looked beautiful. After 5 years of my humble and non-worthy attention, they have deteriorated, and I would like to bring them back. A video on how to restore a blueberry patch would be helpful. Thank you
4. Great video! You speak from the heart with years of knowledge and experience based on how you don't pause or stutter once in the whole video! I love how you don't edit your videos either because they are perfect in one take! In my videos, I do the same thing! I think when people rely on editing it takes away from practicing good public speaking. I'm currently planting 150 blueberries this year!
5. I live in Illinois, and although our soil is quite fertile, it also has a lot of clay. So I removed a whole bunch of the clay, combed everything with a hand cultivator to remove all of the weeds, mint, and chives, and replaced it with a lose 50/50 blend of sterilized peat and sand. I also added 10-10-10 fertilizer and organic sulfur. The results have been beyond spectacular. From two gallon plants from a nursery, we'll easily get hundreds if not thousands on each plant! I can already see many hundreds of berries growing. And more shoots are popping up too!
   
   So what could my complaint possibly be? Well our old compressed clay soil has it's advantages. Namely, it's ability to anchor the plants in our gale-force Midwestern winds. My plants are growing so well but they keep falling over, even after I've compressed the soil (crushing it down with my shoes and adding more, which I also crush down), and buried them deeper. What should I do?! Would mixing clay into the soil help the situation without causing any harm? Some help would be nice:-)!
6. i have already bought my plants an have not prepared my soil ahead,,what will b my best options for my blueberries survival,,ever year i buy blueberries an they die,
7. coolio man
8. thanks for the info !
9. Hi, that is a nice video on Blueberry planting. I have some plants I brought in summer , when is a good time to plant and how to save it from winter , if did not plant in a ground. So I can plant them in spring. Thank you for your help.
10. Thanks you and the University of Maine Cooperative Extension so much. What you provide is exactly what I am looking to grow my backyard next week in Hickory,  North Carolina.
11. Coffee grounds are another option for organic matter to mix into the soil. Mulching with pine needles helps too. I believe both will also contribute acidity to the soil. Although, a potential problem from using needles or bark from conifers is the possibility of spreading rust fungus. I don't know how susceptible blueberries are to rust but I see rust spots on blueberry leaves sometimes, round here anyway, at least what I call rust spots. Could be some look alike for all I know.
12. Nice vid except for the lawn pesticide part. 
13. Great info!! Will a digital ph tester give me the same ph info as the soul test you mentioned in the video?
14. I was looking for information on blueberries and found your nice video. Just wanted to say hello; it's been a long time. Thanks, Larry Zibilske
15. My water supply is alkaline, at around 8+. Should I lower the pH of the water when I water the blueberry bushes? I would be doing this with a small about of citric acid. I have already altered the soil to a pH of about 5.5 Thanks!
16. Thank you for the question. Pine bark would be fine for blueberries, but it should be used lightly until the bushes are well established (3 or more years). So, an inch or so deep in the first 1-2 years, then increase the mulch layer to 4 to 6 inches.
17. I live in Florida and have been advised to grow in pine bark what is your take 
18. Thank you for the question. It would be best if the citrus peels were composted prior to working them into the soil, otherwise they may take some time to break down. You can use coir instead of peat, just make sure it is moist before you work it into the soil, as it can take some time to wet once it is in place. 
19. Can I incorporate citrus peels into the soil and use coir instead of peat?