Blueberry
Vaccinium corymbosum
Toxicity unconfirmed
Only happy in ericaceous compost, and only if you water it with rainwater — tap water raises the pH and locks the iron away within a season. Two different varieties crop far better than one on its own.
Toxicity
Unconfirmed
No pet-poison database gives a verdict for cats or dogs. Treat it as unknown around pets.
Unconfirmed
No pet-poison database gives a verdict for cats or dogs. Treat it as unknown around pets.
Caution
No pet-poison database gives a verdict for cats or dogs. Treat it as unknown around pets.
Pet-safety information is a general guide from the ASPCA's toxic-plant database and covers cats and dogs only. "If eaten" summarises the symptoms ASPCA lists for that plant; how an animal actually reacts depends on how much it ate and on the animal. It isn't exhaustive, isn't veterinary advice, and individual animals vary — never rely on it as the sole basis for a decision about your pet. If you think your pet has eaten a harmful plant, contact a vet immediately.
Care
- WaterEvery 2–4 days
- LightDirect sun
- HumidityAverage humidity
- Temperature5–28 °C
The same interval the Sabz app schedules reminders from. In autumn and winter the app stretches it; see houseplants in autumn.
Common problems
- Yellow leaves with green veins — lime from tap water or ordinary compost — Yellow leaves →
- Leaves turning red in summer — the compost has gone alkaline, or it's short of feed
- Flowers but almost no fruit — no second variety to pollinate it, or birds took the buds
Similar plants
- Beetroot safeBeta vulgaris
- Butternut Squash safeCucurbita maxima
- Patio Tomato toxicSolanum lycopersicum
- Calamondin Orange toxicCitrus mitis
In the app
Add a blueberry to Sabz and the watering interval above becomes a reminder, the toxicity verdict sits on the plant's own page, and when a leaf turns, the Check-up reads what you have actually logged to say why.
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