Dwarf blueberries are tougher than highbush, and since yours do not have any flowers they might do fine. The first sign of a problem would be wilting leaves. It is essential to keep them watered, but this alone might not prevent the leaves from wilting in sunny weather. The only recourse that I am aware of is to erect some sort of shade. It doesn't have to be total shade, even partial shade will help the shrub. In your situation, I would keep an eye on the leaves, and then decide what to do.

Lisa: Don't worry. Just give them a little shade if possible until they take root. Some shade cloth or the floating row cover would be ideal. I've had them growing in full sun in SW Texas and in central California in 110F heat. They are fine in full sun after they get rooted if they are well watered. They could use partial, not full shade for a little while.

The Fruitnut

Ok - I was worried about them not getting enough sun!

This year is my first adventure in the world of growing fruit with blueberries, blackberries and a little dwarf apple and it seems like I've done everything wrong so far! And I'm one that reads and researches pretty extensively before I do anything, but I guess I didn't do enough. I don't now what it is this year, but I seem to have a mind like a sieve and nothing is sticking!!

They've been in even more sun than they are now since I got them - I had them sitting in their little pots on a shelf on my deck which faces south. They've been doing fine sofar - altho I did let them dry out too much one time and one plant's leaves got dried and "crunchy" and about a third crumbled off the plant. But it's leafing out again and looks pretty much like the other two.

I feel like a new mother panicking at every noise lol!!

Give me a year or two of experience and I'll be fine, but I know myself and I'm going to over-react to every little perceived problem for the rest of this growing season until I get to observe the entire growing cycle at least once lol!!

Lisa