Gardening Tips : How to Root Blueberry Plants From Cuttings

[pennstateyellowjacke]

It looks like you're getting ready to get some serious storms in the background.

Hope you're ok.

[pennstateyellowjacke]

I really like your videos. You have a pleasant personality. I have just one suggestion that I think would really improve not just this video, but all videos in this genre. To me, it should be like a cooking show, where you show the preparation and then in the same show you present the finished product. I'd really like to see how well the blueberries rooted, because I'm interested to see how well this method works. I've never had much luck without a misting system.

[mhpreach]

Trying to figure out what I am doing wrong in trying to start some plants from cuttings off my High Bush Blueberries. I took some cuttings stripped some leaves dipped them in root hormone. Put in Part Sand and part Perlite. Put them inside a garbage bag, white, to set up the humidity. Put them in the shade outside yesterday. Today I check and they had wilted and turned brown. What am I doing wrong? I am also trying to see if I can root some of them in a glass of water. Any ideas appreciated.

[BrianLuper]

We root Blueberry cuttings using a Chicken Egg Incubator. All other cuttings in the past (Years) have died without it. Light, humidity, temp., are all very important.......Just as important as the soil PH level. They are almost as picky to root as a Lilac bush cutting. Just sticking it in the soil with honey or rooting gel in the open sun is a VERY LUCKY root.

[mhpreach]

All these videos just tell you about taking off leaves and putting in root hormone and then soil. They stop there and don't tell you how long it takes to root. I buiit a rooting box with an Aquarium dome to create humidy don't know how good it will work. Need cuttings to try this. Any other ideas appreciated. My hardwood cuttings I tried have leaves but no roots on them.

macmike

[andreilucaci81]

What about water small tree with honey water?? 

[GardenViper]

@11mac11s A cutting from blueberry's, can take up to 3 months to root. (Variety dependent) You need the equipment to maintain heat, humidity, enough light to grow but not so much that it transpires itself to death. Propagating blueberry's can easily be done by layering branch's, it may take a full season or two to do it.

[AhBbJeh]

@GardenViper since propagation isnt 100% guaranteed, and it takes a season or two for it too fully proprogate, how can we tell if it's successful? should we dig underneath a little to find roots? :) thanks! (i'm new to gardening hehe)

[penandpike]

Blueberies are very hard to root. They need way more advanced setings than that.

[stevelau1933]

@penandpike

I root them very easily by using juicy roots cloning gel. Only takes about 3 weeks for it to work on my plants.

[penandpike]

@stevelau1933

So you use her's metod but with juicy roots. It's hard for me to belive but I'll try it.

[stevelau1933]

@penandpike

Not when you have juicy roots cloning gel, cuttings during early spring, a very good soil medium, and clear plastic to cover them to up the humidity. I've rooted these guys pretty easily. If you need any help, just contact me at steve's garden. I have a gardening blog where I share my gardening experiences.

[penandpike]

bullshit



[jmackman]

bs that does not work