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title: "Hello all, I’m very very new here and to gardening. Can anyone tell…"
description: "Hello all, I’m very very new here and to gardening. Can anyone tell me why my blueberries are turning purple after planting? I bought the bushes at a local…"
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# Hello all, I’m very very new here and to gardening. Can anyone tell…

_Posted by Alexys on 2023-04-26_

Hello all,  
I’m very very new here and to gardening.

Can anyone tell me why my blueberries are turning purple after planting? I bought the bushes at a local nursery and planted beside each other. One still has green-ish bulbs but the other started turning purple?

I’m not sure if it’s supposed to do that yet, or if my soil mixture isn’t right. I mixed pine bark soil conditioner, in ground miracle grow soil, and holly tune. Please help!

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## 3 comments

### Cj commented on 2023-04-26

It depends on the blueberry but I think they are fine and just ripening our blueberries on our farm normally turn purple before blue as long as the leaves are not browning/turning yellow I think they are fine

### Plant Momma commented on 2023-04-26

They look normal to me. Blueberries will look purple. As they ripen, they get more bluish. After harvesting and washing, they will look more blue too. Color is a little different depending on which variety you have.

### Alexys commented on 2023-04-26

Thank you! I have 2 high bushes. One is Climax and one is Brightwell

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