Its so incredible that Paul is so willing to help you/us via video like this. Kudos for keeping these coming brother. I am constantly learning from these
Great video. You really don't need to worry about the soil, as long as you mulch it correctly - pine needles and wood chips (like at Paul's place) will do just fine. As Paul (Bill Mollison, Geoff Lawton, Ruth Stout, Larry Korn, Masanobu Fukuoka, and those observing nature realize) would say . . . "IT'S ALL ABOUT THE COVER!" :)
Thanks to Paul for dealing with our ignorance with such patience and grace! I am glad to see I'm not the only one out here with a vacuum on some of this.Thanks L2S for all your work on our behalf as well as yours. My Mother said,"to care is to share". Thanks for caring enough about the rest of the world to do so. Later
you could yell they were getting a bit annoyed with him after a while. .. the repetative questions. ... the whining. lol. its ok. I do it too. im just glad a lot of people have the grace to be kind about it. I just try to be aware of it.
Harvest Nursery in Molalla Oregon carries the Olympia Blueberry and many other edibles with the best prices ever! I just bought a small olimpia blueberry today for $5.00! I purchased most of my fruit trees for that price and they do mail order but often the shipping cost makes it worth driving down there. The guy who helped us said they have a lot of people who drive 8-10 hours to get there.
I have 16-18 blueberry plants (depending upon if my two smallest ones make it) planted in my yard, not 20 feet away from where I'm sitting - I can't wait for them to show me what they are made of, and I hope its all good. I also have red currants, gooseberries, grapes, plus yellow and black, and some red, raspberries and blackberries that I've planted all this year, plus a long established row of red raspberries, which I can't wait to see if they really take off.
Thatnub, from my research, they say it is best to buy at least two varieties for the best pollination, and hence, production. There are short varieties and taller upright varieties. Search the internet for information on the best styles for your area. I would definitely go with Olympia for one of the two varieties you get, since that is the one Paul likes the best.
I think it’s a little misleading saying blueberries can grow in ph 7.0 with wood chips when that area has more acidic native soil. Has anyone on here had any luck growing blueberries with wood chips and native soil in neutral?
Over the last two years I have learned a lot from Paul. Since I didn't know anything about gardening in the beginning, I forget sometimes that not everyone gardens this way.
Well, he said to get three different types. So, pick out one now and add some more later. If you find you dont like what one type produces, then sell those berries off. Im sure you wont have any trouble movíng them in a yard sale or something.
I went to the Burntridge website and didn't see an Olympia blueberry. Do they still carry them or do they run out? Maybe it was a mistake on the name because I found an Olympian Fig Tree?
How does Paul keep the birds off his B-berries? Would Paul recommend Olympia for Eastern WA too? Where's your garden now, L2S? How was the first season?
+L2Survive seriously? we have so many birds and they get 3 quarters of my berries. was this a joke or does he really do that? hey! if it works ill give anything a shot!
Also, L2Survive you may want to know I just purchsed a few hundred bareroot plants from a nursery in Altamont, TN for only a couple hundred dollars. Just Google 'TN Nursery' and it's the first one that shows up. You can buy plants by the hundreds for much less per unit than when you purchase them individually. That's just worth keeping in mind for when you buy your place. As the Japanese saying goes, the best time to plant a tree is twenty years ago. The second best time is now. Happy planting!
I have a bush that is around 20 years old and sometimes it will send up new plants about 5 feet away from the mother bush. Check around and you might find some free bushes like that. Also I have started blueberry bushes from seed. Seeds have to be stratified first. One of those bushes the berries are very tart that I started from seed. Search youtube video's to learn more on starting blueberries from seed.
Loved this video! I live in the Appalachians, and blueberries adorn some of our mountains naturally along with rhodos, azaleas and the other "acid-loving" plants. My own intuition and understanding is that these plants don't necessarily love acidity in and of itself, but rather the MINERALS that the acidity brings out of the parent bedrock material. Certain minerals are more available in acid soils than alkaline soils as the parent materials break down. But, where I think Paul is going is that if you have worked your soil properly and it has all the minerals available, then the pH is a non-issue.
No. PH is definitely an issue. The closer to neutral the better. There are many things you simply will not be able to grow with PH being either too high or too low. One of them is strawberries and another potatoes. Try growing anything is either a 9 or a 2. Won't happen.
Sure. Plus all the diseases they might harbor, not to mention white flies' eggs waiting to hatch. Actually, in some areas, bare root is the best way to go. I learned that the hard way.
I was wondering have been told to light your blueberry bush on fire and let grow back from there and your blueberries will be amazingly juicy Is that true
49er Faithful There is evidence to show that burning or mowing down your blueberry bush will stimulate growth of the roots. This is sometimes done on large fields to prune and help kill weeds and over wintering pests. Paul likes to be able to shape his bushes and you cannot do that if they are burnt to a stub in the ground.
Thank you for the video you posted. Did Paul mention there is a blueberry place that mails the kind you want, what was the name of the place? And the blueberry that Paul mentioned that he was looking for, does that Blueberry deal good with Canadian weather? Looking forward to more posted videos.
Raintree Nursery and Burnt Ridge Nursery is what he said in the video. Canada is a pretty big place so, I would call Burnt Ridge and ask them if the Olympia Blueberries will do well in your zone.
hay nub congrats on winning mw&s turbine,next time its my turn(haha)iv got 4 blueberries of 2 kinds was told to mulch with pine needles and use 1 cup old coffee to a gallon of water to get the acid in the ground if you dont it will die. planted strawberries today used the back to eden method
I wonder why Paul would ever have to buy anything considering the success over time he's had with his garden You would almost think he has everything by now!
I keep my face off the internet. If you all saw pretty I am, you would not be able to focus on the rest of the video. There are some who have met me in person. The best chance would be at one of Paul's tours.
Such a difference between the way Paul talks about blueberries and the lady selling them.
Its so incredible that Paul is so willing to help you/us via video like this. Kudos for keeping these coming brother. I am constantly learning from these
You and me both.
Just make a decision! You're killing me smalls!
Great video. You really don't need to worry about the soil, as long as you mulch it correctly - pine needles and wood chips (like at Paul's place) will do just fine.
As Paul (Bill Mollison, Geoff Lawton, Ruth Stout, Larry Korn, Masanobu Fukuoka, and those observing nature realize) would say . . . "IT'S ALL ABOUT THE COVER!" :)
You me and Paul looked at each other and smiled 😁
This is funny you posted this - I ordered my blueberries about 3 days ago online...I got 3 different varieties, early mid and late summer production
Thanks to Paul for dealing with our ignorance with such patience and grace! I am glad to see I'm not the only one out here with a vacuum on some of this.Thanks L2S for all your work on our behalf as well as yours. My Mother said,"to care is to share". Thanks for caring enough about the rest of the world to do so. Later
you could yell they were getting a bit annoyed with him after a while. .. the repetative questions. ... the whining. lol. its ok. I do it too.
im just glad a lot of people have the grace to be kind about it. I just try to be aware of it.
Harvest Nursery in Molalla Oregon carries the Olympia Blueberry and many other edibles with the best prices ever! I just bought a small olimpia blueberry today for $5.00! I purchased most of my fruit trees for that price and they do mail order but often the shipping cost makes it worth driving down there. The guy who helped us said they have a lot of people who drive 8-10 hours to get there.
Definitely getting blue berry plants this year.
I have 16-18 blueberry plants (depending upon if my two smallest ones make it) planted in my yard, not 20 feet away from where I'm sitting - I can't wait for them to show me what they are made of, and I hope its all good.
I also have red currants, gooseberries, grapes, plus yellow and black, and some red, raspberries and blackberries that I've planted all this year, plus a long established row of red raspberries, which I can't wait to see if they really take off.
Thatnub, from my research, they say it is best to buy at least two varieties for the best pollination, and hence, production. There are short varieties and taller upright varieties. Search the internet for information on the best styles for your area. I would definitely go with Olympia for one of the two varieties you get, since that is the one Paul likes the best.
I think it’s a little misleading saying blueberries can grow in ph 7.0 with wood chips when that area has more acidic native soil.
Has anyone on here had any luck growing blueberries with wood chips and native soil in neutral?
The part about acidic soil was chuckle worthy.
Over the last two years I have learned a lot from Paul. Since I didn't know anything about gardening in the beginning, I forget sometimes that not everyone gardens this way.
L2Survive I live near you and our soil is PH neutral too. Blueberries do just fine.
Well, he said to get three different types. So, pick out one now and add some more later. If you find you dont like what one type produces, then sell those berries off. Im sure you wont have any trouble movíng them in a yard sale or something.
Thank you.
I went to the Burntridge website and didn't see an Olympia blueberry. Do they still carry them or do they run out? Maybe it was a mistake on the name because I found an Olympian Fig Tree?
How does Paul keep the birds off his B-berries?
Would Paul recommend Olympia for Eastern WA too?
Where's your garden now, L2S? How was the first season?
downbntout He hangs a dead crow from a pole in his garden every year but, Paul grows so much that he doesn't mind if some birds get a few berries.
+L2Survive seriously? we have so many birds and they get 3 quarters of my berries. was this a joke or does he really do that? hey! if it works ill give anything a shot!
I see it has been a year, but yeah if you go this channel and type in Birds, you will find the video. He said the best scare crow is a dead crow.
Also, L2Survive you may want to know I just purchsed a few hundred bareroot plants from a nursery in Altamont, TN for only a couple hundred dollars. Just Google 'TN Nursery' and it's the first one that shows up. You can buy plants by the hundreds for much less per unit than when you purchase them individually. That's just worth keeping in mind for when you buy your place. As the Japanese saying goes, the best time to plant a tree is twenty years ago. The second best time is now. Happy planting!
I have a bush that is around 20 years old and sometimes it will send up new plants about 5 feet away from the mother bush. Check around and you might find some free bushes like that. Also I have started blueberry bushes from seed. Seeds have to be stratified first. One of those bushes the berries are very tart that I started from seed. Search youtube video's to learn more on starting blueberries from seed.
Loved this video! I live in the Appalachians, and blueberries adorn some of our mountains naturally along with rhodos, azaleas and the other "acid-loving" plants. My own intuition and understanding is that these plants don't necessarily love acidity in and of itself, but rather the MINERALS that the acidity brings out of the parent bedrock material. Certain minerals are more available in acid soils than alkaline soils as the parent materials break down. But, where I think Paul is going is that if you have worked your soil properly and it has all the minerals available, then the pH is a non-issue.
No. PH is definitely an issue. The closer to neutral the better. There are many things you simply will not be able to grow with PH being either too high or too low. One of them is strawberries and another potatoes. Try growing anything is either a 9 or a 2. Won't happen.
Tacks Sherbo Should have been "IN either a 9 or 2" not "is"
Aaron Blackmo
Check at places like lowes and walmart. You can probably get year old blueberry plants for around 10 bucks
Sure. Plus all the diseases they might harbor, not to mention white flies' eggs waiting to hatch. Actually, in some areas, bare root is the best way to go. I learned that the hard way.
You could tell everyone was getting frustrated with you. Just take a gamble tart or sweet at least you will have some blueberries
Very good point made in this video is regarding the "quality" or "taste" . . . . it's all subjective, and you will have to make the decision yourself.
I really love Paul's blueberries so, I think I will go with the Olympia's.
Be sure to post progress of your Blueberries. :)
I was wondering have been told to light your blueberry bush on fire and let grow back from there and your blueberries will be amazingly juicy
Is that true
49er Faithful There is evidence to show that burning or mowing down your blueberry bush will stimulate growth of the roots. This is sometimes done on large fields to prune and help kill weeds and over wintering pests. Paul likes to be able to shape his bushes and you cannot do that if they are burnt to a stub in the ground.
Thank you for the video you posted.
Did Paul mention there is a blueberry place that mails the kind you want, what was the name of the place?
And the blueberry that Paul mentioned that he was looking for, does that Blueberry deal good with Canadian weather?
Looking forward to more posted videos.
Raintree Nursery and Burnt Ridge Nursery is what he said in the video. Canada is a pretty big place so, I would call Burnt Ridge and ask them if the Olympia Blueberries will do well in your zone.
After nearly 15 min.'s of whining and you STILL didn't buy anything? Really?
+Bryon Thomas I ended up buying some Red Currants there and got some Blue Berries at another nursery.
That is why I always dowse before I buy any plant. Just an opinion.
hay nub congrats on winning mw&s turbine,next time its my turn(haha)iv got 4 blueberries of 2 kinds was told to mulch with pine needles and use 1 cup old coffee to a gallon of water to get the acid in the ground if you dont it will die. planted strawberries today used the back to eden method
I wonder why Paul would ever have to buy anything considering the success over time he's had with his garden You would almost think he has everything by now!
There are only a few things that Paul buys at the store. All of it is stuff that he cannot grow here and Dave's Killer Bread.
L2Survive And DKB is the most delicious bread on the planet.
Lol, blueberries don't do well in 7.0 PH😂
When I hear you talk, I picture Pruitt Taylor Vince. Load an image of yourself or link a video you appear in if you don't mind.
I keep my face off the internet. If you all saw pretty I am, you would not be able to focus on the rest of the video. There are some who have met me in person. The best chance would be at one of Paul's tours.
L2Survive - I live approximately 10437 miles away, so us meeting soon is highly improbable. I will take your word on your "pureness".
Are you serious?!?! You didn't even get anything?! what a terrible way to end the video 😥
Is this guy high? Ha