http://greenthumbs.tribe.net/thread/7f0d4cc6-b6fd-48ea-95a3-1d4e0cc62306?format=rss Tribe.net. Local Connections http://greenthumbs.tribe.net/thread/7f0d4cc6-b6fd-48ea-95a3-1d4e0cc62306#d156ba3d-2c9e-42d4-9689-637476f5a9dc You most likely won't find it at Home Depot or box stores, but a good nursery will probably have it. If you still can't find it, you can order it from Peaceful Valley Farm Supply. www.groworganic.com Mon, 01 Jun 2009 17:09:48 GMT http://greenthumbs.tribe.net/thread/7f0d4cc6-b6fd-48ea-95a3-1d4e0cc62306#d156ba3d-2c9e-42d4-9689-637476f5a9dc ~Ms. Purity~ 2009-06-01T17:09:48Z http://greenthumbs.tribe.net/thread/7f0d4cc6-b6fd-48ea-95a3-1d4e0cc62306#c647d9dc-5e15-46be-a678-c87087f51dfb Do they sell cottonseed meal at regular garden stores or would I need to go to a specialty store or order online? Sun, 31 May 2009 21:38:44 GMT http://greenthumbs.tribe.net/thread/7f0d4cc6-b6fd-48ea-95a3-1d4e0cc62306#c647d9dc-5e15-46be-a678-c87087f51dfb Xiomara 2009-05-31T21:38:44Z http://greenthumbs.tribe.net/thread/7f0d4cc6-b6fd-48ea-95a3-1d4e0cc62306#65f5d3e0-c693-4f1b-b353-33c4e5012294 i have four varieties.,seem to do well here in the north central washington blow sand.,hard work to make soil out of this stuff.,Patience-- Sun, 31 May 2009 21:25:19 GMT http://greenthumbs.tribe.net/thread/7f0d4cc6-b6fd-48ea-95a3-1d4e0cc62306#65f5d3e0-c693-4f1b-b353-33c4e5012294 pickerrick 2009-05-31T21:25:19Z http://greenthumbs.tribe.net/thread/7f0d4cc6-b6fd-48ea-95a3-1d4e0cc62306#26b16416-0028-4156-8a1a-4889bc84c525 Blueberries! Yum! Too bad they won't grow in my area though. -Freya Sun, 31 May 2009 17:50:52 GMT http://greenthumbs.tribe.net/thread/7f0d4cc6-b6fd-48ea-95a3-1d4e0cc62306#26b16416-0028-4156-8a1a-4889bc84c525 Freyamorganna 2009-05-31T17:50:52Z http://greenthumbs.tribe.net/thread/7f0d4cc6-b6fd-48ea-95a3-1d4e0cc62306#68fd012f-1d46-4ac6-8f3e-956fe256aa4b I'm in the SF Bay Area. My blueberries just recently started turning red so I dumped a bunch of Cottonseed Meal around them and their green color is coming back. Cottonseed Meal is great for acidifying the soil along with fertilizing. Sun, 31 May 2009 17:42:31 GMT http://greenthumbs.tribe.net/thread/7f0d4cc6-b6fd-48ea-95a3-1d4e0cc62306#68fd012f-1d46-4ac6-8f3e-956fe256aa4b ~Ms. Purity~ 2009-05-31T17:42:31Z http://greenthumbs.tribe.net/thread/7f0d4cc6-b6fd-48ea-95a3-1d4e0cc62306#fc272a4e-d942-4efc-ad18-bfd92a7b2864 Blueberry leaves tend to turn reddish naturally sometimes. I think it is a response to Sun. I would think that rabbiteye, or southern highbush blueberries such as tifblue would be better than northern highbush for southern california. They are not quite as sweet as the highbush, but they are very good. http://www.fallcreeknursery.com/Nursery/VarietyChart/SouthernHighbush.htm All blueberries are big time acid heads, do you know the soil ph there? That would turn the leaves red too i think. Here is a good conversation on red leaves in blueberries: http://forums2.gardenweb.com/forums/load/shrubs/msg0814390118636.html Sun, 31 May 2009 13:54:07 GMT http://greenthumbs.tribe.net/thread/7f0d4cc6-b6fd-48ea-95a3-1d4e0cc62306#fc272a4e-d942-4efc-ad18-bfd92a7b2864 wil 2009-05-31T13:54:07Z http://greenthumbs.tribe.net/thread/7f0d4cc6-b6fd-48ea-95a3-1d4e0cc62306#85d8ec46-550c-4426-86dd-1ad2c077459b Hmm maybe a balance of acid and some clay? Thanks for the tips. Sun, 31 May 2009 03:48:28 GMT http://greenthumbs.tribe.net/thread/7f0d4cc6-b6fd-48ea-95a3-1d4e0cc62306#85d8ec46-550c-4426-86dd-1ad2c077459b Xiomara 2009-05-31T03:48:28Z http://greenthumbs.tribe.net/thread/7f0d4cc6-b6fd-48ea-95a3-1d4e0cc62306#c223e7e6-ad1d-440f-a443-7a0bc3aa1cb4 hmmm, blueberries also like clay soil. I have acidic soil but it's all sand so I've had no success with blueberries. Sun, 31 May 2009 02:50:55 GMT http://greenthumbs.tribe.net/thread/7f0d4cc6-b6fd-48ea-95a3-1d4e0cc62306#c223e7e6-ad1d-440f-a443-7a0bc3aa1cb4 yadda yadda 2009-05-31T02:50:55Z http://greenthumbs.tribe.net/thread/7f0d4cc6-b6fd-48ea-95a3-1d4e0cc62306#87c70013-3d51-401d-9459-35c9556d3d48 not positive i thought the red tip was from a bad PH. Blueberries like acidic soil. Sun, 31 May 2009 02:43:00 GMT http://greenthumbs.tribe.net/thread/7f0d4cc6-b6fd-48ea-95a3-1d4e0cc62306#87c70013-3d51-401d-9459-35c9556d3d48 Tommaso 2009-05-31T02:43:00Z http://greenthumbs.tribe.net/thread/7f0d4cc6-b6fd-48ea-95a3-1d4e0cc62306#be47a14d-5a35-445d-ad42-8496015601f2 I know Southern California isn't really the place where they would typically grow best but we have a couple of plants. Recently the leaves have begun to get reddish at the tips and then this spreads. Does anyone know if this means they are getting too much sunlight or not enough water or could there be some other issue? The fruit seems unaffected so far. Sun, 31 May 2009 01:12:07 GMT http://greenthumbs.tribe.net/thread/7f0d4cc6-b6fd-48ea-95a3-1d4e0cc62306#be47a14d-5a35-445d-ad42-8496015601f2 Xiomara 2009-05-31T01:12:07Z