All Gardens Great & Small by York Co, Horticultural Agen Tom Becker Protect Blueberries Over The Winter Mulching blueberries in the fall is one of the easiest ways to prevent healthy plants from sever winter injury, dieback, and poor yields. Mulch actually improves the root system of the plants, improve the winter sur vival of plants and increase plant height and fruit yields the following year. 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A cold snap in the fall can be especially deadly to weakened plants by killing dor- muu The W/ip/i? wipe wfr/. 800-447-7436 r(r»**i rncntr _ Jk MORTON ®'' \~JSP O 0 1998 Morton Buildings Inc mant flower buds. Mulches are considered essential for winter production especially on sandy loam and droughty soils. A reliable ther mometer that registers current and minimum temperatures can help predict the extent of winter injury. Winter protection studies have looked at the hardiness of each blueberry variety. These studies have found each vari ety’s winter hardiness is depen dent on how the plants go into and come out of winter dorman cy. A cold snap in the fall could be deadly especially if it occurs early in the season. Also, plants going into dormancy with a moist soil environment are less likely to be injured. Some highbush varieties are more winter hard than others. Several hardy varieties are listed in the Commercial Pennsylvania Small Fruit Production and Pest Management Guide available at the Extension office. They include bluecrop, bluegold, blue- s * S '! jay, blueray, duke, elizabeth, elliott, herbert, jersey, lateblue, nelson, patriot and spartan. Mulches work as insulators. Even snow makes an excellent mulch. A mulch restricts heat in the soil from moving up around the plant. For example, when the air temperature was -35' F in a Minnesota study, it was -11' under 6 inches of snow. If waiting for snow seems too risky, try a l/Bth-inch plastic mulch, row cover materials, rye straw, oak leaves, chopped corn stalks, oak sawdust or peat moss. Each type of mulch has its advantages and disadvantages. Each provide some protection against winter’s worst weather. At least 4 to 6 inches of organic matter is recommended. Replenish the mulch each year to keep the mulch depth at 2 to 4 inches. 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Straw helps to catch snow on younger plantings but is diffi cult to remove in the Spring. Leaves are time consuming to apply and remove For example 2-1/2 bags of leaves is needed to cover a relatively small number of plants. For all the organic mulches, 1 to 2 year old mulching materials are pieferred. Materials like aged or fresh pine bark or peat moss are easily incorporated prior to planting blueberries each Spring. Any questions can be directed to Thomas S Becker, horticul tural agent, Penn State Cooperative Extension, York County, (717) 840-7408. NEW AND USED FURNITURE USED COAL & WOOD HEATERS COUNTRY FURNITURE & ANTIQUES BUS. HRS. BOX 57 MON.-THURS. 8-5 1129 GEORGETOWN RD. FRI, 8-8, SAT. 8-12 BART, PA 17503 ACHINERY GENERATORS 34 W. Mohler Church Rd. Ephrata, PA 17522 Tel: 717-738-0300 Fax: 717-738-4329
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