Planting potted blueberries in ground-when?

Tracydr · February 15, 2015

Bought a bunch of Lowes little potted blueberries. They don't appear to be totally dormant although they don't have any leaves. Just a few tiny buds on some.
Problem is, we have the coldest weather in years predicted this week. I'm assuming I shouldn't plant them until after the cold snap?
I also have asparagus crowns that need planting and I assume they would be fine, so long as they are planted pretty deep. Our soil rarely freezes but might freeze on shallowly this week with several days not reaching 32 degrees.
I guess maybe I'll at least get my tomato seeds planted tomorrow. I've really got the gardening bug right now!

Starlight · February 18, 2015

Normally down here where I am at, we are putting blueberries in the ground between now and the end of the month, but with this cold front that has moved through, nobody is planting anything yet.

I would recommend that if your able to transplant those little guys into some bigger pots in case this cold goes on for a bit to help keep those roots warm.

Blueberry roots are very shallow they grow out horizontally near the top of the soil if you put them in the ground now, you may just lose them. Usually the big box stores run the watering systems every night, so all the nutrients are leached out of the soil. Transplanting even into just a bit bigger container with the some soil will help to hold them til you can go outside.

Can't help on the asparagus crowns. Not something I grow.

Tracydr · February 27, 2015

I'm a little worried about putting them out right now as they broke dormancy while indoors, even before I bought them. It's supposed to be 20 this weekend, then a warm spell. I'll try for Sunday or next weekend. Still looking for the perfect spot. Sunny areas are in short supply on my land.

Worth1 · February 27, 2015

If they broke dormancy you dont want them to freeze it will split the wee branches and they will have to come up from the root if they even do that.

This happened to a ton of my yard plants last winter and it may happen again this your too.

Worth

February 15, 2015	#1
Tracydr Tomatovillian™ Join Date: May 2011 Location: Laurinburg, North Carolina, zone 7 Posts: 3,207	Planting potted blueberries in ground-when? Bought a bunch of Lowes little potted blueberries. They don't appear to be totally dormant although they don't have any leaves. Just a few tiny buds on some. Problem is, we have the coldest weather in years predicted this week. I'm assuming I shouldn't plant them until after the cold snap? I also have asparagus crowns that need planting and I assume they would be fine, so long as they are planted pretty deep. Our soil rarely freezes but might freeze on shallowly this week with several days not reaching 32 degrees. I guess maybe I'll at least get my tomato seeds planted tomorrow. I've really got the gardening bug right now!

February 18, 2015	#2
Starlight Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Jan 2015 Location: AL Posts: 1,993	Normally down here where I am at, we are putting blueberries in the ground between now and the end of the month, but with this cold front that has moved through, nobody is planting anything yet. I would recommend that if your able to transplant those little guys into some bigger pots in case this cold goes on for a bit to help keep those roots warm. Blueberry roots are very shallow they grow out horizontally near the top of the soil if you put them in the ground now, you may just lose them. Usually the big box stores run the watering systems every night, so all the nutrients are leached out of the soil. Transplanting even into just a bit bigger container with the some soil will help to hold them til you can go outside. Can't help on the asparagus crowns. Not something I grow.

February 27, 2015	#3
Tracydr Tomatovillian™ Join Date: May 2011 Location: Laurinburg, North Carolina, zone 7 Posts: 3,207	I'm a little worried about putting them out right now as they broke dormancy while indoors, even before I bought them. It's supposed to be 20 this weekend, then a warm spell. I'll try for Sunday or next weekend. Still looking for the perfect spot. Sunny areas are in short supply on my land.

February 27, 2015	#4
Worth1 Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: Den of Drunken Fools Posts: 38,539	If they broke dormancy you dont want them to freeze it will split the wee branches and they will have to come up from the root if they even do that. This happened to a ton of my yard plants last winter and it may happen again this your too. Worth