Showing posts with label blueberry. Show all posts
Showing posts with label blueberry. Show all posts

Sunday, June 27, 2010

Just Some Picture Updates

Pineapple


Pineapple in pot

Pineapple #1 with fruit left on

Pineapple #2 with fruit left on


Lemon



Lemon plants. The front one on the right was separated

Strawberry



Strawberry Plants

Close up of Strawberry plants

Blueberry



Blueberry plants

Sunday, June 20, 2010

Growing Blueberries From Seed

I bought some blueberry seeds from The Kentucky Blueberry Growers Association a few months ago. Their seeds are already stratified so you don't have to worry about doing that. A few weeks ago. April 25 to be precise, I start some seeds. Following the instructional video they have on YouTube, I used my miniature greenhouse. I filled it with seed starter, which is most peat moss, and sprinkled some seeds on top. To be on the safe side, I sprinkled a pinch of seed starter on top to cover the seeds. I used the greenhouse because according to the instructions given to me with the seeds, blueberries need a temperature of 70 to 80 degrees and need to stay moist. The greenhouse keeps those consistent. Heat and moisture are a perfect environment for fungus to grow so I gave it a spray of fungicide every week.
Four weeks later, on May 23, the first of the seeds germinated. More seeds are germinating everyday so I expect to have a full tray by the 6th month. Right now the blueberries are too small to take pictures of but they are growing nicely.