We have acquired two blueberry (Elliott and Blueray) bushes that are producing fruit. We need to plant them. How big do the plants get? We want to be able to give them their "space"! Thanks!
They can be planted as close together as 2 1/2 feet if you forming a hedgerow.
6 feet apart is a good distance for individual specimens.
https://www.gardeningknowhow.com/edible/fruits/blueberries/growing-blueberry.htm
I have found growing in my blueberry bushes several branches of what looks like the same leaf as the blueberry bushes, yet has small red oval berries on them. It seems like after I have cut a branch back, the next year this kind of branch grows back. Do you know what these are or why they come up in my bushes? They look like the wild bushes that I see growing along my wood line or in the woods. Will take over my blueberry bushes?
It most likely is growing from a the root stock.
Some Blueberry cultivators are grown onto root stock. This is most likely the plant you having growing up.
I would continue to prune it off as soon as it appears.
Can blueberry plants be transplanted at this time of year? Best way? Selling Mother's home and want to take some plants for family members. Thank you.
Spring or fall are the best times to transplant blueberry bushes. However, if you can ensure that it will get plenty of water while it re-establishes in another location, it is still possible to transplant successfully. Also, if you can ensure that the majority of the roots and surrounding soil is lifted and replanted in suitable growing conditions, you'll have a greater chance of success. To reduce shock, trimming may help. Here is an article that you may find helpful: https://www.gardeningknowhow.com/plant-problems/environmental/learn-how-to-avoid-and-repair-transplant-shock-in-plants.htm
Is there something that I can put on my blueberry plants to keep them off or to kill them? They are eating on the leaves of the plants.
These articles should help: https://www.gardeningknowhow.com/plant-problems/pests/japanese-beetle-resistant-plants.htm
https://www.gardeningknowhow.com/plant-problems/pests/japanese-beetles.htm
The 2nd year after planting blueberry bushes, I had a nice crop of berries. The last two years, the bushes have grown nicely but I've had almost no crop of berries. What can I do to encourage a good crop next year?
You should be fine in the coming years. Just make sure to fertilize regularly and keep the plant healthy. The reason you did not have good crops the past few years is because plants, like animals, have to reach maturity before they can produce fruit. The first few years most fruits are planted, the plant is not mature enough to make seeds (which is why they make fruit). Instead, it focuses on growing leaves and roots. But, yours has now reached maturity (as told by the good crop) and should continue to produce well as long as it stays healthy.
Moved to land that has about 80 bushes. Have not been trimmed or fertized in several years. Did not harvest any this year. We are in Ohio. What do we do with them now, summer/fall and winter? We never had them before. We also have raspberries and asparagus. Everything is so overgrown. Not sure where to start.
Here are some articles that will help get you started:
Growing Blueberry Bushes:
https://www.gardeningknowhow.com/edible/fruits/blueberries/growing-blueberry.htm
Pruning Blueberry Bushes:
https://www.gardeningknowhow.com/edible/fruits/blueberries/blueberry-plant-pruning.htm
Fertilizing Blueberry Bushes:
https://www.gardeningknowhow.com/edible/fruits/blueberries/blueberry-fertilizer.htm
Growing Raspberry Bushes:
https://www.gardeningknowhow.com/edible/fruits/raspberry/care-of-raspberry-plants.htm
Pruning Raspberry Bushes:
https://www.gardeningknowhow.com/edible/fruits/raspberry/pruning-raspberry-bushes.htm
Asparagus:
https://www.gardeningknowhow.com/edible/vegetables/asparagus/planting-asparagus-how-to-make-an-asparagus-bed.htm
https://www.gardeningknowhow.com/edible/vegetables/asparagus/growing-asparagus.htm
Happy gardening!
I have a witches broom disease in my blueberry bushes.
Here is an article on how to treat blueberries with witches broom disease:
https://www.gardeningknowhow.com/edible/fruits/blueberries/witches-broom-on-blueberry.htm
Happy gardening!