I am growing blueberries in pots. Last year they were stunted by a late frost - I got about 10 blueberries between the 4 bushes. This year it happened again - the blossoms on 2 of the bushes are completely gone, one has a handful left, and oddly, the 4th has most of its blossoms intact. There shouldn't be any mini-climate difference between them, but there you go.
How can I protect them in future years? Of course, I should start by paying more attention to the weather forecasts. . . but then how do I cover them? Article says avoid touching the plants. It would take quite a pile of 10' rebar to create enough circles around each of them, and then they look stupid for the other 50 weeks of the year. They're out on a slope not close to water, so it isn't practical to spray them with water. Maybe I go ahead and drape them, accepting that I may lose some blossoms where the drape is touching while still protecting most of them.
Thoughts? Other ideas? TIA
I am growing blueberries in pots. Last year they were stunted by a late frost - I got about 10 blueberries between the 4 bushes. This year it happened again - the blossoms on 2 of the bushes are completely gone, one has a handful left, and oddly, the 4th has most of its blossoms intact. There shouldn't be any mini-climate difference between them, but there you go.
How can I protect them in future years? Of course, I should start by paying more attention to the weather forecasts. . . but then how do I cover them? Article says avoid touching the plants. It would take quite a pile of 10' rebar to create enough circles around each of them, and then they look stupid for the other 50 weeks of the year. They're out on a slope not close to water, so it isn't practical to spray them with water. Maybe I go ahead and drape them, accepting that I may lose some blossoms where the drape is touching while still protecting most of them.
Thoughts? Other ideas? TIA