Healthy blueberry seedling or not? (forum)

MatthewT starts with ...
Just received blueberry sunshine blue seedling from a nursery. It looks wilting. Leaves are a bit red and with holes and patches. Is it normal?
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Time: 10th March 2018 10:19am

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Fruitylicious1 says...
Hi Matt

Your young blueberry is sick. Normally reddish tint color is exhibited mostly during spring when young leaves are emerging. But once foliage has established itself on the stems it should show a uniform bright green color. Even one of the stem is starting to die back from the tips. It might be infected with either viral or fungal pathogen. Sometimes nutrient deficiency can also cause reddening of leaves like low level of phosphorus or magnesium but might require a soil test to be accurate and effective. Another possible cause is root rot due to water logging.

They should have given you a healthy plant not one of their rejects because it's not easy to treat these diseases.

Try to repot your blue. Use a potting mix rated for camellias and azalea mixed with pine bark and peat moss. If it doesn't recover replace it with a healthy blueberry bush.


Happy gardening :-)

Time: 12th March 2018 8:57pm

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MatthewT says...
Thanks Fruitylicious1... just called the nursery and they said it's normal. The lady said just water the plant with some seasol and it'll be fine... i will give it a try and see how it goes.

I went to Bunnings over the weekend and found a lot of green bushy blueberries, very much different from mine. I seriously doubt it is normal for my plant

Time: 13th March 2018 10:08am

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Fruitylicious1 says...
Hi Matt

That's how healthy blues should look like at this time of the year, the once you saw at Bunnings. If it is winter or early spring they might look ordinary but not during the growing season.

Anyway, try to follow the nursery's advice. Don't wet the foliage thou coz sometimes seasol can burn the leaves of young plants. If doesn't improve try to get a refund or a replacement from the nursery that sold you the dodgy blue.

Happy gardening :-)

Time: 13th March 2018 7:16pm

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