Kitchen Garden Forum

I would like to grow 3 blueberry bushes in pots. My daughter eats a punnet a day and the local fruit and veg shop is costing me a fortune so another addition to the garden is required.

My choice from my preferred supplier is:

Bluecrop ,Darrow, Earliblue, Northland, Patriot

What would people recommend to save me having to go and buy any more during the season.....but get enough crop so that I can have a small look in!

My daughter just sees the garden as one big picnic site, I just need to keep up to date with planting and pruning to produce that endless supply of choice.

Many thanks

I'm growing Herbert- said to be the best flavour, Tophat and Bluegold. I bought an Earliblue but it never got going and died. The Bluegold is very productive with large juicy fruits over a long period. The Tophat is in a pot and has done well this year, but was a much smaller plant when I got it. The Herbert didn't crop last year - its first year, but has done better this year. They like moist soil, and it might have been a bit too dry where the Herbert is placed. So the Bluegold is by far the best producer and tastes good.

and can you advise roughly how many bushes people should plan on having to produce a useable quantity of fruit inthe main season?

1 of each. Harriet is only 3 and we have raspberries, blackberries, gooseberries, tayberries, currants, boatsberry and boysenberry for her t pick already plus other fruit trees and veg so I din't fancy a blueberry inundation!

I have been doing some research and think I have plumped for:

Bluecrop
Darrow
Earliblue

cheers