Tag: excessive water

• Question of the Week – Excessive Water

  

  This week, the question was: What caused these ripe blueberries to split on the bush? Blueberry splits are caused by excessive water from rainfall or irrigation when ripe or near-ripe fruit are on the plant. These berries of the rabbiteye cultivar ‘Climax’ split following nearly four inches of rain over three days. In blueberries, root…

  Justin Ballew

  June 29, 2023

  Question of the Week

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