Habe meine eingetopfte Blaubeere ins Haus gebracht, kurz bevor die Temperaturen den Gefrierpunkt erreichten, und seitdem sitzt sie unter einer Wachstumslampe. Sie hat letztes Jahr nicht geblüht, obwohl sie im Sommer und Herbst viele Blätter hatte. Die Raumtemperatur liegt bei etwa 24 °C/75 °F, Zone 7. Ich habe sie vor dem Einbringen ins Haus nicht beschnitten.
Von: Cho-Chang
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I would guess she’s gone dormant and now being warm inside she’s thinking it’s spring. You can remove the blooms and reduce light and heat. That will make the plant focus on roots and getting bigger. You can also just let it continue on as it is. It’s not likely to hurt the plant in any way. Not sure about getting a harvest for next year either way.
It’s normal for blueberries to put flowers out before the leaves. Though with it being inside, you’re probably not getting berries this year. For next year, I’d advise a bigger pot and leaving her outside.
Remove the flowers. Put it back outside when winter is starting to warm up again – not cold enough to kill the plant, but hopefully cold enough to make it go dormant again. As the weather continues to warm it will start to come back out of dormancy, and hopefully it will flower again. Maybe you’ll get berries this spring/summer.
It should be outdoors. It won’t get pollinated..and it likes winter chill.
Why was it brought inside in zone 7? They can take freezing temperatures just fine
Blueberries flower before their leaves come out for the year. You would’ve been fine putting this plant in the dark for a few months, but the warm temps found inside have triggered flowering.
If knock the flowers off, but I’m not sure if it will flower again later in the spring.
Why is your blueberry plant indoors? Blueberries need winter temperatures to stay healthy and grow. I have my blueberry bushes outside in pots and they have been thriving for 7 years. Your plant is stressed out, so much so I am not even sure it’s a good idea to just bring it out immediately, I feel like you should harden it off over 2 weeks, or the shock can hurt it.