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Tutorial on Pruning Blueberry Bushes

Please take advantage of our spring-like weather. 
Late winter to early spring, before bud break, is a good time to prune blueberries. You want to be certain the plants are dormant when you prune. 




Suggestions made during this tutorial include:

• prune out old canes or weak shoots
• when pruning out older branches, remove old canes as close to ground level as possible
• blueberries fruit on one-year old shoots
• swollen buds are fruit buds
• smaller, pointed buds result in vegetative growth, which will be the fruit wood in the following year
• best fruiting canes are three to six years old
• removing at least 50% of the fruiting potential each year results in higher quality fruit and a longer, healthier life for the blueberry bush

Hope this helps when you head out to prune your blueberry bushes or inspires you to include blueberry bushes in your garden. 

A big thank you to the University of Maine for this tutorial. 

Aconite and Snowdrops Dancing...

As daylight lengthens and the air warms, early spring flowers start dancing...are yours?



Special thanks to Neil Bromhall for capturing these flowers doing their spring dance. 

Botanus Garden Club Episode 3

The ladies are dressed in red today to celebrate.
Happy Valentines Day, everyone!

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