I recently bought a house that has a lot of matured plants and bushes.
One of it's features is a row of blueberry plants in front of the house, between the house and the walkway up to the porch. On either side of it are large rosebushes.
The blueberries are ripening and my mom tried to eat some of them raw and told me they were very grainy.
From what I can tell, a major cause of this is fungal problems at the root, caused by heavy over-watering during hot, humid weather. Well, wouldn't you know it, but I don't have gutters and so these poor blueberry bushes basically get gallons dumped on them from the roof, and it's Louisiana, so hot and humid is kind of a given.
Should I move them, or just leave them in place as a decorative plant?
If I moved them, would it be better to just start over or try to save these mature bushes?
I've watched a few YouTube videos and it seems like moving older plants is possible, but I would have to cut the roots and baby them a bit. And the Internet, in its wisdom, says that if the issue is fungal, it can be solved with anti-fungal sprays before next season (although this year they're just ruined).
Just not sure if that's worth the effort, or if I should just start over with new plants.
One of it's features is a row of blueberry plants in front of the house, between the house and the walkway up to the porch. On either side of it are large rosebushes.
The blueberries are ripening and my mom tried to eat some of them raw and told me they were very grainy.
From what I can tell, a major cause of this is fungal problems at the root, caused by heavy over-watering during hot, humid weather. Well, wouldn't you know it, but I don't have gutters and so these poor blueberry bushes basically get gallons dumped on them from the roof, and it's Louisiana, so hot and humid is kind of a given.
Should I move them, or just leave them in place as a decorative plant?
If I moved them, would it be better to just start over or try to save these mature bushes?
I've watched a few YouTube videos and it seems like moving older plants is possible, but I would have to cut the roots and baby them a bit. And the Internet, in its wisdom, says that if the issue is fungal, it can be solved with anti-fungal sprays before next season (although this year they're just ruined).
Just not sure if that's worth the effort, or if I should just start over with new plants.