Can blueberries be planted in Henan?

With the increase of people who love blueberries in society, more and more people grow blueberries. Blueberries are no longer limited to one planting area, and many areas have begun to try to grow blueberries. Can blueberries be planted in Henan?

I. growth habits of blueberries

Blueberries can grow many times in one growing season, and the secondary growth is more common. In southern China, blueberries have two growth peaks a year, the first from May to June and the second from mid-July to mid-August.

Due to obvious differences in climate and varieties, blueberry blossoms in the first and middle of March in southern China, and from April to May in the north. The flowering period is generally 15-20 days, with a maximum of 40 days.

Blueberries are mostly cross-pollinated plants, high-clump blueberries are self-pollinated, but the degree of fertility is significantly different among varieties, while rabbit-eyed blueberries and dwarf blueberries are generally self-sterile, so multi-varieties should be considered in production to increase yield.

Blueberries are basically distributed all over the world, mainly distributed in cool and sunny climates, such as Korea, Japan, Mongolia, Russia, Europe, North America and Chinese mainland's Heilongjiang, Inner Mongolia and Jilin Changbai Mountains. Growing at an altitude of 900m to 2300 m, blueberries are found in coniferous forests, peat bogs, mountain tundra and pastures, and are also an important part of heather shrubs.

China is mainly in Liaoning, Heilongjiang, Jilin and other areas, in the northeast Changbai Mountain and Daxing'an Mountains naturally grow a lot of wild Benedictine blueberry (commonly known as Benedictine, persimmon), blueberry and other wild variety resources.

Can blueberries be planted in Henan?

Whether blueberry can be planted in Henan depends on the local soil PH and garden conditions: the soil PH is about 4.5-5.0. the garden is in the middle or lower part of the east slope and south slope, and the slope is less than 30 °. Generally, it can be planted. Specific to the actual situation shall prevail.

If the soil PH is slightly higher, the soil PH can also be improved by deep ploughing, but if it is too high, it is not suitable for planting.

If you want to plant blueberries in Henan, in addition to the choice of environment, but also to choose blueberry varieties, we need to choose blueberry varieties with strong adaptability and suitable for the local environment, which is more conducive to blueberry growth.