Nutrient Management in Wild Blueberry
How to Assess Plant Health:
Look for symptoms: abnormal leaf color, poor growth and low yields. Deficiencies in N, P, K and MG typically appear in the lower leaves. Deficiencies in B and Ca appear in upper leaves.
Test your soil – for optimal pH
Test leaf nutrient contents – for N & P (make sure you sample many clones in a field).
More information on Wild Blueberry Nutrient Management
Top 3 Ways To Improve Plant Health
- Fill Bare Spots (mulching)
- Fertilize, Synthetic Nutrients
- Weed Reduction
Fertilizer in Wild Blueberry
Traditional Methods
- Granular fertilizers, such as MAP (mono ammonium phosphate, 12-61-0) and DAP (diammonium phosphate, 18-46-0).
New Methods, currently under review
- Urea (dried chicken manure)
- Compost
- Foliar Spray
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Nutrient Testing
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