Buying Blueberries from Simmons Plant Farm

General Fruit Growing
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I was planning on buying some rabbiteye blueberries from Simmons Plant Farm and I had a few questions.

  1. They offer 1 year and 2 year old plants. Which are recommended? Is it better to get the younger plants in the ground fast, or should I just buy the bigger/old plants?

  2. They have Pink Lemonade blueberries listed as Northern Highbush. Is this just a mistake? I see them as rabbiteye everywhere else.

  3. Has anyone had experience with online orders from Simmons?

Thank you.

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I have purchased 1 year plants and potted them up into 1 gallon containers and grown them out but never planted them directly into the field. They were small plants. I would buy the 2 year old plants if possible. These plants will produce fruit sooner and probably have a better survival rate too.

I grow Pink Lemonaid but I’m not sure if its technically a Rabbiteye or something else. Finch Nursery list it as a Rabbiteye but its parents are a Rabbiteye from Georgia and a blueberry from New Jersey which I’m guessing must be a NHB.

It requires low chill hours - around 300. In my area its more difficult to grow than a RE more like a SHB. NHB are not productive in my area

Never bought anything from Simmons

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Thanks

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It seems to have positive reviews.

The scoop on 'Simmons Berry Farm'.

When you want to check out a nusery, you can google Scoop on + the name of the nusery. A garden watch dog site will show you reviews from customers.

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I’ve bought from them several times. Biggest plants with best root systems on blueberries that I’ve ever had from any nursery.
I always pay the extra dollar or two for the 1yr older plant.

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I’ve bought a bunch of blackberry bare roots from them and a bunch of asparagus crowns. All was excellent! Just ordered a bunch of Ponca blackberries from them.

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Thanks, that’s good to hear.

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