Blueberry Patriot is a variety that is big and bountiful and is the largest early-season blueberry. The fruit has an outstanding flavour fresh, baked, and in preserves and freezes well too! Tolerates moisture, including clay type soils. As a landscape bonus, the plant features snowy blossoms in early summer and stunning orange leaves in autumn. It ihas good disease-resistant and is cold-hardy. The fruit ripens in June. Self-pollinating, but will yield larger crops if you plant two or more.
- Garden care: Prepare the ground well before planting. Blueberries can also be grown in large pots and containers if ericaceous compost is used. Prune in winter, cutting out dead or damaged branches. In spring, feed with sulphate of ammonia, sulphate of potash and bonemeal and top-dress with ericaceous compost.