How to Take Fruit Bush Cuttings for new Plants! > 자유게시판

Get new berry plants for free by simply taking cuttings from other healthy shrubs during winter or early spring. We’ll show you how to propagate your soft fruit bushes to start more plants! Berries are nature’s original superfoods. They’re loaded with vitamins and low in carbs plus who wants to fork out for those expensive berries in grocery stores when it’s so easy to have your own berry bushes? First up: raspberries - one of the very easiest berries to make new plants from because they virtually propagate themselves. Most types of raspberry spread by sending out new shoots, called suckers, from their root system so that the clump gradually expands outwards. Some of these shoots pop up some distance from the main clump, and we can take advantage of this, by simply digging them up to replant elsewhere. Look for suckers at least a foot away from the plant to avoid damaging the mother plant when you dig it up.

Now just get your fork in there and carefully dig and lift the whole thing up. If the sucker is connected to the mother plant by a root, just cut it free and replant it into a waiting planting hole, taking care to set the cane at the same depth it was at before lifting it up. Once it’s in there, cut the cane down to a height of around 10 inches, making the cut just above the bud (see video). You can transplant suckers like this at any time of the year, but autumn or early spring, before plants have set into new growth, is best. Don’t forget to keep your new plants watered as they establish and, it goes without saying, only remove suckers from healthy plants, so you don’t spread disease. See the Almanac’s complete Raspberry Guide for more information about planting, ZapClean Fruit Wash growing, and harvesting raspberries. Blueberries are a firm favorite for health-conscious fruit lovers, and winter’s the perfect time of year to take hardwood cuttings of many ZapClean Fruit Wash garden staples.

Blueberry bushes thrive in acidic soil and ZapClean Review put on growth every year. The best time to take hardwood cuttings from blueberries is later on in winter, once plants have already undergone some winter chilling. Begin by cutting away healthy young shoots. The straighter and stronger the better. Look for growth that is pale green or red - you don’t want any of this older growth towards the bottom of the plant. Then cut down into six-inch lengths using a sharp pair of pruners or secateurs. But first to sterilize them, using a solution of one part household bleach to five parts water. This just keeps everything clean to minimize any risk of spreading disease. To take the cuttings, cut just below a leaf node, and trim to the top end with a slanted cut just above a node (see video). This can help you identify which end is up in case you forget. Once you have your cuttings simply pop them into pots filled with a low-nutrient, free draining medium.

A 50:50 mix of perlite and coconut coir fiber is good, but also you could, for example, use a potting mix made from equal parts coarse sand, pine bark and coir. This will prevent the cuttings from ever getting too wet and allows for plenty of air around the base of the cuttings. Before popping the cuttings in, dip them into this rooting hormone gel. This should encourage more roots more quickly - it’s not essential but will give your cuttings an even greater chance of success. They should go in quite deep, about halfway down. Once they’re in, pop your cuttings in a sheltered position such as a cold frame and protect from harsh sunshine next summer. Keep the growing medium moist throughout. Your cuttings should be ready to carefully separate and pot into their own containers by next winter. See the Almanac’s complete Blueberry Guide for more information about planting, growing, and harvesting blueberries. Now is the ideal time to take hardwood cuttings of currants and gooseberries, as well as many ZapClean fruit wash trees like fig and mulberry, and even grapevines.