5.58 BLUEBERRIES – GROWING IN BAGS

 

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LESSON 5.58 BLUEBERRIES – GROWING IN BAGS

Two Techniques for Growing Blueberries Option 2: Growing in Bags

Growing in grow bags is a method of blueberry production in greenhouses and tunnels.

Although the growing method is difficult, it is often chosen to provide optimum growing conditions including low pH and adequate drainage.

If growing in bags, there are a number of important considerations to take into account as you set up your system:

Greater Sensitivity

Growing in bags means a smaller margin of error than growing in soil. The grow bags have less nutrients, and therefore you need to carefully prescribe the exact nutrient application that needs to be delivered through the drip irrigation system

Bag Sizes

Growing in bags may require progressively larger bags over time.

Do not confuse Soilless/Hydroponic pH and Soil pH

Blueberries require a pH of 4.5 – 5.0 while the optimal solution for nutrients is between pH of 5.5 – 6.0. If the nutrient solution or growing medium is too alkaline or acidic, many of the nutrients will be lost.

Additional Sulfur Requirements

Blueberry plants use higher amounts of sulfur when compared to many other plants. Blueberries require more than standard formula of sulfur to be added.

Irrigation Methods

There are two common drip irrigation methods used for irrigation in grow bags.

Product Spotlights

 

We features a number of drip irrigation solutions to help you grow the highest quality, highest yield blueberry crops. From drip line to drippers, we have a solution no matter your terrain or field challenge.

D5000 AS and HydroPCND Drip Line

D5000 AS and HydroPCND provide the ideal solution for in soil and drip line over grow bag applications.

D5000 AS

·         Ideal for flat ground and sloping ground.

·         Anti-siphon (AS) mechanism reduces the speed of drainage during shut-down. This is   important for blueberries to help prevent water logging at system shut down.

HydroPCN

Water is sealed in the drip line when the pressure drops below 1.0 meter.

·       The no-drain feature makes HydroPCND the ideal drip line for pulse irrigation as the water remains in the tube

Drip line over bags

A PCND (pressure compensated no-drain)

Drip Line is laid over the top of the grow bags

Online Drippers with tube and pegs

Polytube runs the length of the greenhouse.

Online drippers are inserted into the tube.

Each dripper has a tube leading to a peg that is inserted into the grow bag

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