Retail Information – Blueberries
PlantNet® Exclusives
PlantNet® Dwarf Blueberries
Blueberry Burst®
Essential Information
Variety EB 8-30 PBR PROTECTED
- Size: 1m(h) x 0.75(w)
- Fruit: Large dark blue/purple berries which are super sweet, juicy, crispy, and melt in your mouth!
- Harvest: Warm climates July-October; Cooler climates August-November.
- Pollination: Self-pollinating
This variety is a natural dwarf selection, chosen by PlantNet® specifically for the home gardener. This variety is unique for its extremely large fruit size, high yielding, and early season flowering and early season harvest. Being a rabbiteye selection, it is equally at home in warm and cold climates and will stay evergreen, although frost protection is recommended.
PlantNet® has invested lots of time in creating resources for home gardeners for our blueberries – please see the Customer Handout and Plant Care Resources pages for information you can share with your customers.
Blueberry Kisses®
Essential Information
Variety MB-007 PBR PROTECTED
- Size: 1m(h) x 0.75(w)
- Fruit: Large dark blue/purple berries which are super sweet, juicy, crispy, and melt in your mouth!
- Harvest: Warm climates August-January; Cool climates September-February.
- Pollination: Self-pollinating
This variety is an Aussie bred evergreen selection, chosen for its self-pollination, large fruits, and natural dwarfism. Blueberry Kisses® is a rabbiteye selection so is low chill, suiting hot and cold climates.
PlantNet® has invested lots of time in creating resources for home gardeners for our blueberries – please see the Customer Handout and Plant Care Resources pages for information you can share with your customers.
Description
Blueberry Burst® and Blueberry Kisses® are easy to grow, reliable blueberries. The resources provided on both labels, pot covers, and the PlantNet website have seen many beginner gardeners have great success. These varieties are in high demand throughout Australia – with supporters such as Graham Ross, home gardeners can’t get enough!
Give yourself the edge by advertising the extended cropping you can achieve by growing both Burst and Kisses in the home garden – having both means your customers will have blueberries for 6 to 8 months!
We recommend all home gardeners grow their blueberries in pots, our Customer Handouts and Plant Care Resources highlight this.
These varieties are suited to all areas of Australia!
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Common Customer FAQs
Why is my Blueberry Kisses different to my Blueberry Burst?
While both varieties mature with a similar shape, Kisses is a less compact and bushy young plant than Burst. This means that your customers could, and should, be pinching or cutting back long growth shoots to keep the young plant bushy as it matures.
Why are the leaves on my blueberry suddenly brown and dropping off?
This could be caused by several issues but most of the time overwatering is the biggest killer of blueberries in the home garden. If this is occurring on an older plant, it may be that the plant has had inadequate fertilising and watering, or possibly even the incorrect potting mix!
Why don’t you recommend growing blueberries in the ground?
Blueberries prefer acidic, free draining soil which is difficult to achieve in most soil types. Planting a blueberry in a pot gives home gardeners more control over the soil environment.
Retail ready Blueberry Burst®. The inside of the pot cover contains care instructions.
Retail ready Blueberry Kisses®. The inside of the pot cover contains care instructions.