Earliblue earns its place by opening the blueberry season rather than through record-breaking yields. Its light-blue berries are firm, sweet and aromatic, ripening clearly ahead of Bluecrop. Ripe berries can remain attached for a while, making harvesting more flexible. Another highbush cultivar improves berry size, provided the soil remains genuinely acidic and evenly moist.
Earliblue
Price range: 10,50 € through 15,00 €
An early blueberry variety producing aromatic medium-sized berries with a balanced sweet-tart flavour.
Earliblue Blueberry is an early blueberry variety appreciated for its generous production of medium-sized berries with a rich aromatic flavour. The fruit is pleasantly sharp, well balanced and refreshing when fully ripe.
Earliblue is one of the first blueberry varieties to ripen, with harvest usually beginning from late June to early July depending on climate and growing conditions. Plants can often begin producing from the first year after planting.
Like all blueberries, Earliblue requires very acidic, well-drained soil to grow well. The ideal pH is around 4.5 to 5.5, and generally below 6. In many gardens, replacing the planting soil with ericaceous compost or heath soil is strongly recommended.
This variety can also be grown successfully in a large container of at least 30 litres, provided it receives regular watering and suitable fertilisation. Blueberries particularly benefit from iron-rich nutrition in addition to standard feeding.
Earliblue is an excellent choice for gardeners wanting to start the blueberry season early with a productive and aromatic variety.
