Winter blueberry cutting propagation: Easy, effective way to grow blueberries from winter pruning.

[@IAmKarebear]

Thank you so much for this video, and for the update video as well! I didn’t intentionally set out to propagate my blueberries, but one of our dogs ran right through a couple of the bushes and snapped off some branches. A couple were small, but one of them was very large and I want to at least attempt to save it. It was one of the oldest branches on the plant so it’s very thick, but it has multiple smaller, softer branches coming off of it. I’m going to try propagating as much of it as I can and just hope that at least one of them will make it.

[@RachelJ2016]

Thank you SO much for this video! Best one I’ve found so far. We are moving to a new homestead & have several well established blueberry plants (that are my babies😂) on our current property …I don’t want to leave them behind, so I’ll be attempting cuttings to plant at our new place! I hope I can have a successful transfer! 🫐🩵

[@ttb1513]

Really awesome video. It is SO helpful that you waited to post a video that captures the progress through 10 or so months. So many post what they did to start and sometimes will say they’ll post an update. Very encouraging. It was nice to see the root growth too.

[@bushrasaleemvlog4558]

Nice sharing 👍 good 👍🥰

[@fisherman7510]

Wonderful Presentation! You have convinced a New Englander that the efforts to propagate are much more trying that anyone would anticipate. I will, going forward, depend on Nature to do the work and hunt for growth around my blueberry garden. Thank-You

[@loganv0410]

Fantastic vid. I especially appreciate the reviews over time.

[@cooltemperategardeninginca3288]

Thanks for a great video. I’ve propagated in summer for the past two years, but am going to try in winter this year. I’ll be interested to see which is more successful. 👍

[@FlanaganHomestead]

Let me know how it goes

[@gileshanover4986]

Thanks for this video, Rob. I am new to your channel, and I am looking forward to watching more.

[@FlanaganHomestead]

Excellent. Thank you

[@michaelfaulds2277]

Thank you for this very informative video.

[@FlanaganHomestead]

Glad it was helpful!

[@bushrasaleemvlog4558]

Hello sir God bless you ✝️🙏

[@spoolsandbobbins]

Great video! Thanks from Nova Scotia

[@jenclark1418]

This is perfect timing. I am in western WA and getting ready to prune my blueberries . When you first put your cuttings in soil in your greenhouse was it heated? Thank you

[@FlanaganHomestead]

@@jenclark1418 heated a small amount. Not as warm as some greenhouses

[@joecruggle7638]

Good info. Thanks for posting this.

[@chainsaw5524]

Wow. Thanks for the video. I was considering propagating blueberries for an orchard. I probably will not. I can buy one gallon blueberries that stand two plus feet tall for $8.00. I might play around with it, but as little growth that I see, it is just not worth it unless you are doing thousands of them.

[@abdulvaliredjapov4173]

Hello. Thank you for a very high-quality and instructive video. Please tell me what temperature you have in the greenhouse and what temperature regime is more suitable for rooting? Another question is, how does the Ph of the soil affect the rooting process? Thank you in advance. Merry Christmas!!!

[@FlanaganHomestead]

We try to keep the greenhouse above 65 during the night and in the 80 range during the day. We do at times have difficulty keeping in theses ranges. You should try to have a soul ph the adult plant would like. We now do most cuttings in fine fir bark so oh is not an issue.

[@dylanmill9852]

Thank you for that response, I was just about to ask a question about the pH. That would make sense as to why the potting soil didn't work. I'm going to try potting soil with an additive like coffee grounds or something like that to get the pH to 4.5

[@IliketohikeAT]

Thank you for your videos. I’ve failed my winter blueberry cuttings now about 6 times or so. They do well for the first 3 to 4 weeks. Then the leaves wilt and the new tiny leaf growth turns brown or black. I’m assuming they are too wet or too dry. any suggestions?( I think you called it withering)

[@davidgunnarsson5524]

Does peat moss work as planting medium?

[@FlanaganHomestead]

It can be substituted in

[@adm6785]

Thank you! I didn’t want to wait until spring to do this. I have a blueberry bush that’s almost 5’ tall and wide. Never seen one that big. It dwarfs my other blueberries by a mile, and really puts out fruit late June. I’d like to take some cuttings from it now and see what happens. Do you think it’s too late in winter to do this? Didn’t think I could do it from a woody branch.

[@FlanaganHomestead]

No the bush is still dormant. This technique can still be used. If you bring it inside where it is warmer to wake it up it will start sooner. Then take it outside as everything start to grow outside. I use this technique because of it ease. The roots are slow to establish. You can also do a softwood cutting Juneish. I find you have to take better care of these but roots spread quicker. Hope you have great success. Love my blueberries.

[@SeattleThrower]

Great to see. Would this process work for raspberry bushes too?

[@FlanaganHomestead]

Raspberries are much easier. If they are in soil they like they run off shoots all over the place that can easily be transplanted. If you have raspberries usually soon you have too many raspberries.

[@michaelfaulds2277]

I don't have a greenhouse. Can this be done in a basement with florescent lights?

[@FlanaganHomestead]

It can be done inside. You dont want direct sunlight or grow lights on the leaves of cuttings that haven't developed roots yet. It will just dry them out. They can start inside just by being warm enough to break dormancy. Then some indirect sunlight until it gets warm enough to take them outside and kep in a shady area.

[@sharppeak6583]

I have no access to fir bark...I do however have free access to an unlimited supply of Softwood chainsaw dust.......would this be an appropriate substitution

[@FlanaganHomestead]

Chainsaw chips might work. Sawdust itself might be to fine and pack down. Some saws put a lot of bar oil out when cutting which wouldn’t be beneficial. Do you have some course sand to use or mix with chainsaw waste.

[@tc6582]

What state are you in, and how far north.

[@FlanaganHomestead]

@@tc6582 I am in the southern part of Washington state

[@FernandoMarques1976]

Nice scooped tyre...

[@cathtf7957]

😃

[@urhairstylist18]

I cut a bunch of stems off my friends big blueberry bush the beginning of Jan. I put them all in in water….some of these leaves fell off. Now they have new growth and white flowers. Will they grow roots? I haven’t found any info of people putting in water. So I was just experimenting.

[@FlanaganHomestead]

They can buy an inert rooting medium such as bark or sand would be better. Hardwood cutting take a long time. It will be months before they get significant roots. The buds that opened with leaves you want to keep them they will produce energy for the plant. The blooms are fruiting you don’t want them for a year or two after the plant is established. They just draw any energy trying to produce fruit.

[@urhairstylist18]

@@FlanaganHomestead ok I understand thank you so much!

[@alboggs7561]

U need a mist system on a timer

[@FlanaganHomestead]

That would be ideal. Keeping the ground moist and shade the plants has worked.