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Fruit in containers?
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Posted: Feb/16/2008 5:51 PM PST
I'd love to grow grapes and blueberries, but we don't really have a location with clear soil to do it. I have a spot on the side of my house that used to have a large garden in it, but we covered over the soil with river rock and I'm wondering if these plants would grow in big whisky barrel size containers, or if I'm better off trying to clear away a few spots in the rock and plant directly into soil. Do either of these spread the way blackberries do? I wouldn't want anything in the ground that would be invasive. Also, I know grapes would need a support structure of some sort, but do blueberries need a trellis type structure as well? Thanks!! 
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Posted: Feb/16/2008 8:45 PM PST
I moved this here and PMed you!
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Posted: Feb/16/2008 9:27 PM PST
Thanks I looked all over and somehow missed the fruit forum. 
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Posted: Feb/17/2008 11:08 PM PST
This website specifically mentions the half whiskey barrels for blueberries: http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/08040/856010-47.stm Also, the following I copied from another site that showed up when I googled, "growing blueberries in lage containiers." "I have an alkaline soil which hinders growth. What can I do?" "Do what I do: grow them in large containers. Interestingly enough, some blueberry fanatics are about to embark on growing them commercially in large, self-contained beds. Watering could be a problem. I use only water from my rainwater butts and initially potted them up in lime-free, ericaceous compost containing loam. I check the pH every so often, and if it starts to increase above 6, or the leaves go yellow and chlorotic, I add sulphur. I also mulch them with wood chips (this adds organic matter and helps make it slightly more acid) and feed them with a fertiliser for acid-loving plants. Whatever you do, make sure the containers or raised beds have drainage, as they will not tolerate stagnant water. Trehane Nursery (01202 873490, www.trehanenursery.co.uk) recommends a 60cm diameter pot for the final size. The nursery has built up a fund of knowledge since the 1940s when it was given a gift of blueberries by the University of British Columbia berry farm. They sell six varieties for production from late July to September." |
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Posted: Feb/17/2008 11:13 PM PST
Information on growing grapes in containers: http://en.allexperts.com/q/Container-Gardens-714/g rowing-grapes-sweet-harvest.htm Doesn't sound too promising. |
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Posted: Feb/18/2008 10:15 AM PST
Thanks Meska
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Posted: Feb/21/2008 10:09 AM PST
Gurney's has several blueberry bushes that are specific for container growing. You might check their website for more info. Don't know about grapes in a container, but I would imagine you could get some production with a large container and use trellis to hold the vines. |
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Posted: Mar/18/2008 8:15 PM PST
Wow. I just checked out Gurney's site and they have so many blueberries to choose from I don't even know where to start. lol Does anyone here have a favorite blueberry variety that is a smaller bush with nice sweet fruit? Some of the blueberry varieties I just read about are listed as having a "wild blueberry" flavor, but I have no clue what that means exactly. I'm a simple person. I understand terms like "sweet" and "sour". 
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