Wild blueberries are automatically protected to a certain extent from the effects of the weather in the boggy forest floor. On the other hand, cultivated blueberries in the home garden sometimes need winter protection in particularly frosty temperatures.
Growing blueberries in a pot
In locations with particularly harsh winters, blueberries can also be grown in a sufficiently large pot with a suitable substrate. Then it is no problem to spend the winter in a somewhat sheltered winter quarters. However, the blueberries should not be too warm here either, as this would contradict their natural needs.
Overwinter blueberries outdoors
Most varieties of cultivated blueberries can also be overwintered outdoors at a location that is not too high. However, you should then protect the planted blueberries from the winter cold with the following materials:
- grass clippings
- straw
- bark mulch
- fir cut
- fleece mats
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Blueberry plants should be protected from waterlogging, especially in winter, so that they are not damaged by the winter cold.