This is the best blueberry cutting video I’ve seen and I almost didn’t continue watching because of the intro length. Great job and I’ll definitely be scrolling through the other videos you’ve uploaded
I agree with another comment. I almost clicked off of this video because of the intro. This is an EXCELLENT video. I haven't seen another propagation video like this before, especially regarding BLUEBERRIES. Thank you.
6:45 - that’s a great looking root system. Blueberries love acidic soil, and not much nitrogen, so make sure you mix your soil with pine bark nuggets, or wood chips, and plenty of peat moss. I would definitely add soil acidifier. At first use mild solution of berry specific fertilizer (like Jack’s 25-9-17). It’s hard to achieve a good soil in a very tiny container, so I would suggest to move it to a bigger one, and create more forgiving environment. Mulch it with pine needles or wood chips. Good luck with your project !
What time zone are you in? What month do you harvest your Blueberry cuttings and what do you do with the young plants for the winter? Thanks for the Video.
What time of year was this? Were cuttings subject to freezing temps? How often did you water cuttings? Thanks(edit) I scrolled thru some other comments and think I got my answers)
This was great, but I found myself wondering what you do next. What do you do with them over the winter (in a cold climate), and when can you plant them in the ground?
Great video. Forgive me for me too lazy to scroll thru all your comments to see if someone else already asked this.... but for the sand part - is the sand wet or dry and do you water them while they are in your make shift green house? Thank you for what you shared. Greatly appreciate it.
I love the video but the music is annoying.... if you can make sure the volume is down some. I missed some things you said because the music makes it hard to hear.... Otherwise LOVE the info
I really appreciate this video. Did you water the cuttings in the sand? You said the ones you putted up were a year old. I would have thought they had died and composted them.
All very new to all this. When was this done is the growing season? Thankyou for keeping this simple. WHat type of sand was it as I will have to buy sand as I dont have any on my acre of land. I bought a BB plant amd put it in a wicking bed. They stayed alive but didnt flourish. Then I learnt they prefer a slightly acid soil and since using that its been going like gangbusters but to get a regular supply in the kitchen I will need about a 100 plants. When was this done in the growing season? One of the gr8 things I love about gardening is the learning curve is continous.
Hello! These were all taken when the plants put on their new green growth for the season. I am in the Pacific North West, growing zone 8a, and I take mine in late spring, early summer. 🥰 I also just use plain sand, if you purchase it, get kids play sand so there are no chemicals. 😊
I wonder if you can air layer them. The roots would probably come along quite a bit faster when the 'cutting' is still being fed by the mother plant. But maybe it would just die, I dunno.
I bring them into my greenhouse, but you can bring them.indoors if needed until they are rooted. Once they are rooted, they will just go dormant as long as it stays in their temp range. (I am in zone 8b)
What is your growing zone? Consider putting that in your 'About' page. Maybe it is somewhere that i could not see. You said these are blueberries i started last year, so how many months did it take to make the first root you pulled to shiw us? Thank you sir.
I'm guessing you did this some time in the fall or early winter. Is this the best time to do this? After the plants stop producing? Or, does it even matter? Thanks.
This was done in mid spring, in a week or so in relation. The best time is when the plants put out their new growth and you are pruning for the season. 🥰
Why not scratch the Cambrian layer up the first inch? Also you left all the fruiting buds.... If you did it over would you clip them off? What was the success rate?
I have found scratching has not made alot of difference in success rate as well as removing the flowering buds. They just die back and provide nutrients for the rest while roots are forming. There was almost 100 percent success rate. Only had 2 that didnt root.
This vid is absolutely helpful and informative. Great videography. Music is awesome. Your property is huge. Just wondering with your property being so vast, have you come across Bigfoot yet? 😂😂👍
So many questions: Can you use vermiculite rather than sand? Would you accelerate the root growth w/ some hormone gel? Also, isn't "ample damp" called dample? :-] Cheers!
A few months? is that just blueberries? I have a globe willow branch sprouting roots after 1 week. just plopped into a 5 gal bucket with water with a couple handfuls of top soil
Can I ask you? I bought a newly started dwaf blueberry tree a year ago from a non- commercial nursery. , it looked to be in bad shape at that time, so I choose to grow this tree over this past year in my kitchen ( away from normal activity.I'm noticing spours in the planter bucket. I have other starter seedlings in the same space I keep this dwaf , it has grown triple and looks awesome but I started noticing black spours in the soil. Is this a normal phenomenon for blue berry? I have not seen this over the last 6 years in seeding or in other tree types I start and keep in kitchen depending on the plant/ tree growth. Just curious if you know anything about the spours. I've looked up but cant seem to find clear information particular to the tree itself. Thank you a head of time. Have a great day.
They will try to produce their first year, however I pluck the flowers off until year 3 so they can put on some really good vegetative growth first. 😊🧘♂️
Thank you! I am watching it from Poland. I have 4 bushes of blueberries. One of them is the most delicious and gives fruits early. I was wondering how to propagate it to have more bushes like this.. For sure will try! I hope it is not too late for it in my climat zone. 🫐
If it is later in the season, and the plants have put on their hardy "bark" in place of their green growth, you can bring them inside to help with temperature control. 😊
sand? I know there are different types. didn't know that before I put in a brick paver sidewalk and had to get the 'locking' kind. is this a special sand or just sandbox sand? I took out an above ground pool a couple of years ago and still have sand from that.
So you are putting them in sand ….just how often are they watered until u r replanting the newly rooted pieces … please more info specifics…. Thank you
If they have a healthy root ball established, or you plant them out early enough in the growing season for them to establish themselves, it is totally ok to plant straight into the ground. Just have to make sure the plant has enough energy stored for winter. 😊
I water the sand daily as it drains very well, as for when they are potted up I do the finger test on my soil, if it sticks to you, it's moist enough, if not, I water. 🥰
I kept them inside their makeshift greenhouse on the south facing side of my place. I am in zone 8b and they survived perfectly. We even had some unheard of cold snaps below 10°F 🥶
You can use either purchased or forged sand. Purchased you want to get play box sand, so it is clean of chemicals; foraged sand you want to make sure you wash and rinse it very well. 😊
When they are putting out their new growth is when intake my Cuttings. And I am just using play sand, but any sand will work as long as it has been rinsed with clean water really well.
Any water will work. I am lucky to be able to use rain WA ater most of the time, however tap water will work(preferably left to sit overnight to "offgas")
