About Wild Blueberries in Canada

Sow the seeds in flats in a sand/peat mix (equal parts peat and sand) or peat alone, in January or February. Sow seeds on top of this mix, and cover with a thin layer of ground peat. Keep the peat moist and keep flats at room temperature. Cover flats with a piece of newspaper to help keep seeds from drying out. Transplant young seedlings into plug trays or pots and grow them indoors until all danger of frost has past. Once they are growing well, they can be fertilized with a soluble plant food designed for foliar feed of acid-loving plants. Mix at half the rate suggested on the label. When all danger of frost has past, they can be planted into a properly prepared field site is essential. -unh.edu

Plant the seed in dampened sphagnum peat moss in seed trays and cover them with ¼ inch of soil. Keep the medium consistently moist. Be patient; blueberry seed planting may take six to eight weeks to germinate, some not for three months.

Blueberry Seed Planting
Growing Blueberries From Seed: Maine Wild -umaine.edu
Directions. Obtain seed from blueberries that have been frozen at least 90 days. This will break the seeds' nest period. A small amount of seed will start quite a lot.

Tophat Dwarf Blueberry
Great for Patio Planting
Productive choice for container growing. Just 1 1/2 ft. tall, these little beauties have a lovely compact mounded shape which is loaded with white blossoms in the spring and red foliage in the fall. In late Aug. you'll be rewarded with hundreds of full-size, firm, flavorful, dusky blue fruit with wild blueberry flavor. No pollinator needed. Zones 3-7.
Botanical Name: Vaccinium 'Tophat'
Height: 1 - 2 feet.
Spacing: 1 - 2 feet
Depth: Plant at the same depth as in the nursery.
Spread: 1 - 2 feet.
Light Required: Full Sun
Pollinator: Self-pollinating.
Yield: Approximately 2 - 5 pounds at maturity with proper care.
Color: White
Foliage: Glossy, dark blue-green simple elliptical 1-2" long and half as wide. Crimson foliage in the Fall.
Blooms: May
Fruit: Small, firm, sweet, bright light-blue berries.
Zone: 4 - 8
Form: Deciduous oval to rounded bush.
Flower Form: Urn shaped 1/3" borne in loose axillary clusters.
Soil Requirements: Acidic, moist, organic, well-drained soil. pH should be 4.5 to 5.5.
Growth Rate: Moderate growth rate.
Pruning: None necessary. Remove dead wood anytime.
Size: 1/4 inch blossoms.
Comments: Productive choice for container growing. Just 1 1/2 ft. tall, these little beauties have a lovely compact mounded shape which is loaded with white blossoms in the spring and red foliage in the fall. In late Aug. you'll be rewarded with hundreds of full-size, firm, flavorful, dusky blue fruit with wild blueberry flavor. No pollinator needed.

How large are these plants when received and when can you expect your first harvest?
Our Tophat Dwarf Blueberry is shipped as one year old starter plants. It will be approximately 8-10" tall when received.They will begin to bear fruit in approximately three years.

Can they be left in container in winter?
The Tophat Blueberry can be left in a container during the winter. If you live in a really cold zone you might need to insulate the pot or move it to an unheated garage or shed. Containers do not have the insulation for the roots that you have when you put a plant in the ground. gurneys

Northsky Dwarf Blueberry

Most Cold Hardy of All Blueberries
Survives winter tem peratures of -45°F, yet performs well in warmer areas as well. Attractive compact mounding habit, Northsky grows to 1 1/2 ft. tall and about 2 ft. wide. Perfect for containers or incorporating into the landscape, it offers three seasons of color. Snow-white blooms and dense, glossy green foliage appear in the spring, deep sky-blue berries ripen in July, and leaves turn brilliant red in autumn. Berries are small and have that rich "wild" blueberry flavor. Yields range from one to two lbs. per bush. Zones 3-7.
Botanical Name: Vaccinium corymbosum 'Dwarf Northsky'; Family Ericaceae
Height: 1 1/2 feet
Spacing: 3 1/2 - 4 feet in rows 12 feet apart.
Depth: Plant at the same depth as in the nursery.
Spread: 2 feet
Light Required: Full sun
Pollinator: Self pollinating.
Yield: Approximately 1 to 2 pounds at maturity.
Color: White blossoms.
Foliage: Large, waxy, deep green foliage. Turns dark red in the Fall.
Blooms: May
Fruit: Long loose clusters of small-medium, juicy, light-blue berries.
Zone: 3 - 7 (-40° F.).
Form: Upright bush. Perennial.
Soil Requirements: Acidic, moist, organic, well-drained soil. pH should be 4.5 to 5.5.
Growth Rate: Moderate growth rate.
Pruning: Prune before new growth begins in the Spring. Prune off twiggy growth leaving main stems.
Size: 1/4 inch blossoms.
Comments: Compact plants, ideal for patio growing. Higher antioxidant level than Tophat. It is the hardiest blueberry available.
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