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Er...why are my blueberries flowering right now?

Leslie Tarly Z 5a
7 years ago
last modified: 7 years ago

So it's August and I recently transplanted my half high (and a few high bush!) blueberries to a proper blueberry bed. Ph is 4.3, due to lots of turface, pine bark and elemental sulfur added over the last 2 years in preparation for this. The area is mulched thickly (4") with pine needles. (It used to be really weedy until we tilled in our amendments and mulched.)

Prior to transplanting, we had a tough time with the onset of hot weather in June. We overwatered to compensate, with the predictable result of nearly drowning the plants. We pruned off some dead/dying canes. They rallied and recovered, however, and now they look fantastic. They've been in their new bed about three weeks.

PRIOR to transplanting I noticed some small buds on them. They did not look like leaf buds, but more like flower buds. I decided to wait and see what would happen, and lo and behold, they are flowering. Not just one of them - All of the half highs, but none of the high bush. It's not the variety. For one thing there aren't a lot of super late half highs, to my knowledge. Plus they are all different varieties, or so said my neighbor who gifted me with them. She doesn't recall what type they are, but I'm pretty sure we have at least one Chippewa, Polaris, north country and perhaps a St. Cloud. (The high bush ones are also newer than the half highs, however, from the nursery this spring.)

What the heck is happening?

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