Hi there:

Looks to me like you are doing fine. The leaves will darken some as they get older. Don't over do it on lowering the pH. Too low is as bad or worse than too high. And rabbiteye are more tolerant of pH than SHB.

If you are keeping them moist then more nitrogen is the key to more growth. But at this point I'd say stay patient. Your plants are doing fine. After they are established for a yr you can push harder if needed. If you just keep them growing all summer they're going to be big by most any standard.

The controlled release acidic fert I once used is no longer made.

Thanks for the input Fruitnut!

but, Is it bad for a blueberry plant to remove growing limbs to force growth to other existing branches? Do they bleed or not heal well? Or do I risk killing the supporting root mass for that particular branch?

in one of the pics above, you can see a dark patch. I just pulled a branch down to the pine mulch and plopped a handful of peat moss on it to attempt to root then cut for a future plant. I did this several places because so many are hanging so low.

I feel like I am wasting growth, and should direct to to a more desired scaffold limb. one that is pointing up preferably.

You can prune blueberries any time without risk of disease. But what you should do with young plants is retain all foliage to the fullest extent possible. Leaves grow roots and increase overall plant size. Then next winter take out the low branches and any others you don't like. The plant will usually respond with strong upright shoots.

It's a waste of time trying to root the low shoots. You can do that with grapes and figs but not blueberry. Just keep the low shoots if you can for this growing season. If you'd rather not that's OK as well.

After visiting a u-pick 90 miles from here, I see why these are growing so well.

they are growing BERRIES, I am growing leaves...

I can attest to having 12"+ vegetative growth in 30 days.

do blueberries vegetative states come in several "growth spurts"?

Or is it full run growth for the season?

I did remove a few that were flat laying on the ground. unsanitary looking.

they hampered watering accurately.

Almost all of these plants have new canes growing, most new canes are 1'-0+,

one has 3 canes.

one new cane has outgrown it's parent by 7" as of today, it is 30". all new shoots are very healthy looking. The leaf color comes around after a little sun.

As it passed the parents height, I see a relatively "unsupported" future fruit bearing branch. I am not sure when it will quit growing around here season wise.

But I feel it will pass the 5'-0 mark pretty easily.

Is common to require individual support for these long "lone" canes to prevent

future collapse by berry weight?