Add an unusual, delicious fruit to the garden with blueberry Pink Lemonade.
In spring,Pink Lemonade blueberryblooms with small, bell-shaped, pinkish-to-white flowers.
It generally produces one larger first crop and then more fruit continuously until about October.
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Ready-to-harvest clusters may still be green on the undersides.
This cultivar also makes a great container plant if you don’t have acidic soil.
Blueberries benefit from cross-pollination, so grow Pink Lemonade blueberries along with other blueberry varieties for the best crops.
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If you oughta amend the soil, do so about 4 weeks before planting.
Dig a hole twice as deep and wide as the plant’s container or root ball.
Water thoroughly and add a layer of organic mulch to keep the soil evenly moist.
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Soil and Water
Grow Pink Lemonade blueberry in acidic soil.
Ideal soil should be 6.1 pH and somewhat moist butwell-drained.
Temperature and Humidity
Blueberry Pink Lemonade is a rabbiteye blueberry; this key in is more compact.
Fertilizer
Compostis the best thing for fertilizing blueberries.
Pruning
Pink Lemonade blueberry produces fruit on two- to three-year-old branches; anything older should be removed.
To obtain the best harvest,regularly prune these blueberry plantsto remove that older growth.
Choose a weatherproof container that has excellent drainage.
For young plants, you’re free to start small and repot later as necessary.
Add asoilless mix, compost, and include peat moss as well.
Water it well and place it in an area that has full sun exposure.
Keep the soil evenly moist and protect the container in a sheltered location during winter winds.
If it gets too cold outdoors, bring the pots inside if possible.
If not, add mulch and leaves to protect the plant’s roots.
Water the plant well and moisten the soil in the new pot before starting.
Remove the plant from its old container and brush off the old soil from the roots.
Pests and Problems
Planted in the right condition, Pink Lemonade blueberry shrubs are relatively pest-free.
However, they should beprotected from deer and rabbits.
Birds may eat the fruits before or as they ripen, but can typically be deterred with bird netting.
Cut at a 45-degree angle and remove all the leaves from the lower half of the cutting.
Keep the soil surrounding the cutting evenly moist and it should take root in about 3 to 6 months.
Pink Lemonade Blueberry Companion Plants
Peony
Peonies are hardy plants and easy to grow.
They come in pink, red, yellow, and orange.
Peonies make excellent cut flowers for bouquets.
These herbaceous perennials bloom in spring and die back after the first frost.
That’s led to a surge in the popularity of blueberry ‘Pink Lemonade’.
It’s not considered a dwarf flowering shrub since it reaches about 5 feet tall.
