Blueberry Grow Advice

GiovanniJones

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Hi All,

I posted a pic on the huge PeakSeedsBC thread last week to show my current grow. Here's a link to it:


The four plants against the right wall, on the far side of the room are PeakSeedsBC Blueberry plants. You can see one that says, "BB4" on it. Three plants are growing moderately well and one is a decrepit mutant. On all of them, the leaves look less healthy than on all my other plants. There are spots on them that are a little discolored.

They're in Stepwell super soil with no added nutrients. I'm thinking that maybe the soil is too hot for this strain because blueberry is known to be very nutrient sensitive.

Question 1: When I transplant into larger pots, should I mix the Stepwell soil half-half with something less nutrient dense, like ProMix of Coco? Or, should it be ok to use a super soil during flower?

Question 2: If I try this strain again in the summer, I was thinking of planting the seedlings in ProMix, veg in half-half Stepwell soil/ProMix, then flower in Stepwell. Does that sound like a plan that might work for this strain?

When people say these plants are finnicky, they're definitely not kidding!!!
 

Lordhooha

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Hi All,

I posted a pic on the huge PeakSeedsBC thread last week to show my current grow. Here's a link to it:


The four plants against the right wall, on the far side of the room are PeakSeedsBC Blueberry plants. You can see one that says, "BB4" on it. Three plants are growing moderately well and one is a decrepit mutant. On all of them, the leaves look less healthy than on all my other plants. There are spots on them that are a little discolored.

They're in Stepwell super soil with no added nutrients. I'm thinking that maybe the soil is too hot for this strain because blueberry is known to be very nutrient sensitive.

Question 1: When I transplant into larger pots, should I mix the Stepwell soil half-half with something less nutrient dense, like ProMix of Coco? Or, should it be ok to use a super soil during flower?

Question 2: If I try this strain again in the summer, I was thinking of planting the seedlings in ProMix, veg in half-half Stepwell soil/ProMix, then flower in Stepwell. Does that sound like a plan that might work for this strain?

When people say these plants are finnicky, they're definitely not kidding!!!
They should be fine in the soil. I make my own and generally plant them directly after they've rooted well in rapid rooters. Some plants just dont like to grow right.
 

CanadianJim

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I would use promix to start the seeds, pop them into a small pot with promix for a couple of weeks, then move them into the stepwell for the remainder of the grow.
I'm referring to promix herb & vegetable soil here, not the coco or peat versions, and not the flowering plant blend. Coco or peat would require nutrients, and I'm assuming from your choice to use supersoil you're growing organic. The promix would give them time to develop their root system, so they'll be able to handle the nutrients in your supersoil when you pot up.
Good luck, I had some problems with Blueberry, but she smelled amazing in flower.
 

Saboo the Shaman

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Hey GJ,

As you know from the PSBC thread, I use powdered nutes for my blueberry. I've never grown with supersoils, but from what I understand it could be tough with any plant that is nute-sensitive to grow in the no-till style. Hope you get it figured out.(:
 

Lordhooha

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Hey GJ,

As you know from the PSBC thread, I use powdered nutes for my blueberry. I've never grown with supersoils, but from what I understand it could be tough with any plant that is nute-sensitive to grow in the no-till style. Hope you get it figured out.(:
Negative. In organic soil the plant will take up what it needs when it needs it nothing more.
 

GiovanniJones

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Thanks for all the answers. I actually left out one bit of info. I had the seedlings in Fox Farm Happy Frog soil while in red solo cups. I wonder if somehow it was too hot for the BB while still very young.

From this point forward though, it's all Stepwell, so let's see how it goes. MikeJ from PSBC told me that if they can last right up until harvest, they become rewarding during late-flower.
 

GiovanniJones

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Fwiw, I had three BB plants that looked ok and one mutant. Now, two have decided to go south on me. :(
Oh how I hope the good one is a female.

Check out the plants. Should I even bother keeping the three? Should I toss them or see them through until the end?

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sandman83

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oh man those seedlings do not look happy at all! I would guess blueberry wants a much lighter almost neutral soil, hope the left one is girl for you. I switched to using biobizz starting soil after burning some other soil plants.
 

conor c

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Dont toss em blueberry is renowned for mutants and or varigation on the leaves they will bounce back just go easy on em

Maybe the lil very scraggly one may die but other two bounce back for sure i think
 

conor c

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oh man those seedlings do not look happy at all! I would guess blueberry wants a much lighter almost neutral soil, hope the left one is girl for you. I switched to using biobizz starting soil after burning some other soil plants.
Unless crazy sensitive i start mine in bio all mix tbh most plants take it fine i find
 

Saboo the Shaman

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Fwiw, I had three BB plants that looked ok and one mutant. Now, two have decided to go south on me. :(
Oh how I hope the good one is a female.

Check out the plants. Should I even bother keeping the three? Should I toss them or see them through until the end?

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First pic looks good, if you can keep it going it should be fine. The other ones are rough for sure. If space or numbers are an issue I'd toss 'em and learn what you can from the survivor for next run. Otherwise, I'd consider a transplant into something less variable and not so hot until they either recover or die.

Northern Berry look great and should give you some good medicine. It's weird how such a finicky parent makes such nice, robust f1's.
Best of luck to you.
 

GiovanniJones

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Northern Berry look great and should give you some good medicine. It's weird how such a finicky parent makes such nice, robust f1's.
Best of luck to you.
Thanks, Saboo, I'm really looking forward to that one. I know I love the Northern Lights based on what I friend of mine grew in his backyard last summer. I've never tried Blueberry in the past though, but based on what I've read, it sounds like the two would make a good cross.
 

conor c

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Thanks, Saboo, I'm really looking forward to that one. I know I love the Northern Lights based on what I friend of mine grew in his backyard last summer. I've never tried Blueberry in the past though, but based on what I've read, it sounds like the two would make a good cross.
I always think of the old school blue cheese as a prime example of how blueberry can breed magic into crosses and as for northern lights its hard to find a good one these days i find nl2xnl5 the best from way back i think most people sell a cross of nl1xnl2xnl5 these days i aint seen any place selling straight nl1 in years unfortunately that would be nice to see closest strain i tried to the old nl was pyramid seeds galaxy thats nl 1x2x5 cross afghani but even that still aint the same tastes a lil different and not as potent still nice weed with a good high just not quite the same as the old nl i remember
 
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