How to Water Transplanted Blueberry Plants

Depending on your local climate, blueberry shrubs (Vaccinium spp.) may be transplanted in the garden in midwinter or early spring when new growth is beginning. Watering your blueberry bush at this time must take into account local weather patterns so that overwatering does not occur. Measuring the moisture content of the soil will ensure that your blueberry shrub receives adequate water without saturating the soil. Blueberries may be grown in U.S. Department of Agriculture plant hardiness zones 3 through 9, depending on the variety.

Moisture meter

Instructions

- 1
  Measure the soil moisture with a moisture meter beginning two days after planting your blueberry bush, and measure it every day for the first two weeks. Different moisture meters function in different ways; follow the instructions provided with your meter. Soil around the blueberry bush needs to be moist, but not wet.
- 2
  Water when the moisture meter indicates the soil around the blueberry bush is still moist, but beginning to dry. Do not allow the water moisture to drop below 50 percent. Plan to water your bush every two or three days for the first few weeks.
- 3
  Water your blueberry bush with a soaker hose, watering can or drip irrigation line. Blueberry bushes at this stage need around 1 inch of water per week, so provide somewhere between 1/4 inch to 1/2 inch of water per watering.
- 4
  Lengthen the period of time between waterings gradually, so that two months after planting you are watering your blueberry bush only once per week. At this point, the blueberry bush can be considered established in its new location.

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