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I will try to grow it. I located in central Thailand.

Hallo Patrick

We try to grow them in Nan

But it's very difficult

Did you plant blueberries already in central thailand?

Hello there!

Has anyone attempted to grow it in the Philippines? Pls share your experience as well.

Thanks!

So many amazing fruits grow in tropics why blueberry?

In most tropical locations what altitude a potential planting site for temperate climate fruit crops is at is a critical factor. With these types being impossible in hot lowlands but possible on the sides of high mountains, where these land features are present. And enough nights below 40 degrees F. occur each year for temperate crop chilling requirements to be met.

I’m growing blueberries in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. Brazilians are such teasers hahahahaha we can’t hear “you can’t grow that”. In Brazil rabbiteyes are producing in areas with no chill at all, the key is that the plant will never enter dormancy, that’s why they don‘t need cold to wake. To thrive in a evergreen culture the soil needs to be perfect to avoid root diseases and nitrogen must be given constantly. Just be sure to pick up a heat resistant variety.

Interesting thread particularly Nathalia's post. I could easily imagine some blueberries thriving in the parts of Brazil with a 'subtropical highland' climate like Curitiba, but not Rio. But then I remembered southern 'rabbiteye' and 'highbush' varieties are cultivated as far south as Florida, and the climate is not really so different.

Note that there are actually scores of "neotropic Ericaceae" with blueberry like fruits, although I don't know if they are particularly tasty, they are edible. Some of them may need to grow at elevation though. https://www.exoticaesoterica.com/neotropical-blueberries-and-more/2018/11/14/neotropical-blueberries-in-nature-and-cultivation

Hi, sorry to not answer before, my account did not notified me about the replies. Fall just started in Rio and we didnt have a single night under 24°C here, yet, Briteblue and Emerald are already like that:

And it is not even June, when they sprout flower buds formed during fall, Climax and Woodard also starting to flower while forming flower buds that will flower in June. I dont think people have studied these plants in tropical climates enough to really understand how they behave, but I can assure they grow quite well here. Oh, and they really are tasty ;) very sweet.

He is Briteblue in October, 2021. Still a baby with less than 30cm but still producing, I know growers will not let it fruit in the first two years but I didnt have the heart to cut the flowers. You can see baby Climax also producing on left and baby Emerald growing behind.

So, here is Briteblue, with 1m in April, 2022, one summer away from the picture above:

Here is Emerald:

Climax already full of flower buds, and all will sprout without chill:

So, you see, not only flower, but also grow like crazy, leaf delay? No, no, no, I don’t know how, but they grow without stopping, and that is why they need constant nitrogen to support it. I had a small problem with Ph because I was not amending my water, but now I’m doing it with vinegar and problem solved. I will be happy to post pictures in June of the flowers, believe me, they do thrive in the tropics.