Question
I have 2 blueberry bushes. They blossom but now they've stopped forming fruit. The blossom goes from white to brown and the bud shrivels up and falls off. Otherwise the plant seems healthy, although new leaves look a little wrinkled. Not sure if that's normal. The plant is in a large ceramic pot on an east facing deck so it gets lots of light. I planted it in acidic azalea soil. Do you have any idea why this might be happening?
Michelle
Answer
Blueberry flowers can die before producing fruit if the plants have experienced dryness or they were not pollinated. It is normal for the flower to turn brown before falling off but usually there is a forming berry behind it, mostly appearing as a flattish disc that eventually fills in. Crinkly leaves are an indication that you had aphids at some point sucking on the new leaf buds. An aphid infestation around the flower buds could also have caused them to fall prematurely. Keep your plants well watered and feed monthly with an acid formula fertilizer. The soil you provided is good. Give it some time and report back if there are still issues.
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