The blueberry plant doesn't seem to have as much fruit this year, does it need feeding etc any suggestions please?

My grape vine came into flower, but the fruits seem to have dissapeared, here is a picture

http://i51.tinypic.com/34xerlu.jpg

http://i51.tinypic.com/34xerlu.jpg

Thanks!

Your grape flower photos are not sufficiently in focus for me to see anything.

There are so many things that can go wrong with grapes, even when grown in the south of France. Cold weather during flowering can result in poor fruit set.

I'm growing a grape variety specially selected for British-like climates, Phoenix, and its fruit set fine, flowered quite some time ago now.

Of course blueberries need feeding, like most things. They also like it soggily damp, and, at least in many parts of Britain, it was very dry during flowering period.

caroleh wrote:

The blueberry plant doesn't seem to have as much fruit this year, does
it need feeding etc any suggestions please?

My grape vine came into flower, but the fruits seem to have dissapeared,
here is a picture

[image: http://i51.tinypic.com/34xerlu.jpg]

http://i51.tinypic.com/34xerlu.jpg

Thanks!

i'm offline and won't see your pictures
but i would say from your descriptions that
you have a lack of pollination. as to why
that happened it is hard to say without
being there during flowering.


songbird

In article ,
songbird wrote:

caroleh wrote:

The blueberry plant doesn't seem to have as much fruit this year, does
it need feeding etc any suggestions please?

My grape vine came into flower, but the fruits seem to have dissapeared,
here is a picture

[image: http://i51.tinypic.com/34xerlu.jpg]

http://i51.tinypic.com/34xerlu.jpg

Thanks!

i'm offline and won't see your pictures
but i would say from your descriptions that
you have a lack of pollination. as to why
that happened it is hard to say without
being there during flowering.


songbird

OP, what kind of grapes, and did your grape vine have lots of rain?

Blueberries need fertilizer 2-3 times a year using a fertilizer
made for Azaleas/Camellias, and the soil needs to be acidic.
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Billy wrote:

OP, what kind of grapes, and did your grape vine have lots of rain?


This year , for the first time ever , my grape vine is loaded - fruit
usually sets , but doesn't mature but for a few grapes . We had a very wet
spring , unlike the last few years .
BTW , I didn't planrt the vine , just realized one day it was there among
the honeysuckle vines on my fence . The few grapes it has produced in the
past had good flavor ... just weren't enough to do anything with .
--
Snag
Learning keeps
you young !

It took two years after planting my pinot noir, to get grapes. By trial and error I found that a wet spring encourages massive foliage growth at the expense of fruit. It's worth removing most of the foliage without signs of flowers/fruit sets and just leaving enough to sustain the plant and give some protection from birds, or you can end up with mildew.

Growing grapes is a challenge !