FREE Fruit Plants. 2 EASY Ways To Take Cuttings Of Currant Bushes

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[@LizZorab]

If you would like me to make a 'how to' video about propagating a particular plant, please let me know in the comments below.

[@stephiefultz]

Liz Zorab - Byther Farm yes!! Any plant would be good thanks.

[@DaybirdAviaries]

Medlars

[@nicolaj3294]

Ever done citrus or camellias?

[@edieboudreau9637]

Black walnut trees.

[@arjowanmustafa6133]

Please I want to know which way you cut the raspberry to get double crops a year Thank you

[@tristinchristenson6349]

Thank you Liz! This is a great video

[@hansmarheim7620]

Thanks a lot, Liz. I was just looking for a video like this because i want to grow a lot of blackcurrant bushes from the one i have in my garden right now. I like and subscribe. 👍

[@LizZorab]

Glad it was helpful!

[@asfasdfadf9820]

Great work!

[@nickyannajones]

Thank you for posting. I'm traveling through VA and saw some currant bushes. And I asked myself "Self? Can these be propagated?" And you answered "Yes, and this is how!"

[@PlantObsessed]

I just found your channel. Wonderful. Thank you 👍🏼

[@LizZorab]

Hello and welcome to the channel, I hope you'll find lots of information and videos that interest you, as well as some that amuse you (we aren't all serious, all the time here!)

[@organicgardenmamavictoriab2768]

Ooh I saw you on Hue Richard 's channel.

[@kristaolson4306]

I'm so excited to see how easy it is to get currants from cuttings!

[@ForgingFreedomTV]

Awesome 😎 Thank you ❤

[@jjc7306]

Very useful, thank you.

[@LizZorab]

You're welcome!

[@SS-wz8po]

Hello from the US and thank you very much for the education. Very helpful information.

[@ck-4203]

Would like to propogate apple pears and perhaps Nanking cherries

[@healn4u842]

This is a wonderful video! Thanks for this great tutorial. I live in Michigan and have just started growing currants and gooseberries a few years ago and I really love them. You make it look so simple and I can't wait to start my cuttings!

[@theresad6990]

It's been a few years since you posted this video but the information is fantastic still. Thank you for the very well done demonstration.

[@LizZorab]

You're very welcome! Videos like this seem to stand the test of time.

[@robertjones-yo4ql]

EXCELLENT

[@kitdubhran2968]

This is perfect timing! I have a black currant that survived a horrible ice storm and two historic heat waves, and still gave me a handful of tasty black currants. Definitely going to take a cutting.

[@Shuna2011]

Great video Liz. If you take cuttings from blueberries we’d love to see it. We have found blackcurrants to be very forgiving, but blueberries are so different in growth aspect. 😊🌺🥕

[@krodkrod8132]

My mom bought black and red currents in the US, back in 1972 at our new house. I've kept them going and have about 32 right now. I grow a lot from seeds too. These grow really well.

[@benjamin593]

If using rooting hormones the failure to use a dibber can result in the soil brushing off some of rooting hormones.

[@RedneckHillbillies]

Thanks! I have a very small pink champagne currant that was planted just this past spring, and recently stripped halfway down by a deer or squirrel. 😱 If a leaf or two regrows from the stems, I am hoping to take cuttings from the damaged material. Hopefully I will end up with a handful of baby plants and it wint be a total loss.

[@farmyourbackyard2023]

I bought 4 blueberry plants yesterday. Time to take cuttings!!

[@gonindunit]

Thank you. This is terrific. I accidently broke a branch off of my black currant plant and now I know what to do with it. Blessings!

[@sylviameyer76]

You can also ferment the leaves of black currant and raspberries to make a very nice tea. Love from Magdeburg 🌻

[@pascalbaylon256]

How do you ferment the leaves ?

[@interiorocean5750]

@@pascalbaylon256 Gather surface dry but well hydrated leaves in the morning then leave them to shrivel for a few hours in the shade or in the house. Then break the leaves by rolling them in your hand or with a rolling pin or a small rock through paper to moisten them with the leaves' own juices and release the oils and enzymes (doesn't always work when gathered from too hot and dry place). Then lightly roll them into balls. Next put them into glass jars with the lid lightly on top. You can spray a little water on them at any point if they seem to dry. Then keep them in 40-50C or 104-122F degrees. The time depends on which plant's leaves you're using. The smell will change, the colour becomes darker and the consistency leathery. Then open the leaves and dry them quickly. Preserve in airtight jars. You can do leaves of black currants, raspberries, apple, rowan, ash, rose, meadowsweet and numerous others.

[@pascalbaylon256]

@@interiorocean5750 Thank you so much . I'll try with herbs in the garden .

[@debz_vegplot]

Literally just came back from a friend's having pruned their redcurrent 😀. Perfectly timed video !

[@LizZorab]

Hurrah! I love it when things like that happen!

[@klassica]

Thanks for saving me a bunch of time. My late uncle's currants had a lot of ice damage, so I pruned a qunch of broken branches to put in my garden.

[@markcampolo577]

When should I start cuttings in spring or fall ? I have a grow light. Thank you !

[@warrenjackson7326]

Subbed, thank you : )

[@organicgardenmamavictoriab2768]

This is so cool. I want to propagate currant bushes and blueberries

[@jackiecrispin]

Thanks for the different ways to propagate currants. I have always just bent a branch down and covered a portion with soil and when it has new roots just clip the branch to separate it from the main plant. I am going to try both the methods you showed. 🇨🇦

[@TTimeConscious]

I love watching your videos! Always give a thumbs up. I don't own land, don't have a backyard but just watching you grow plants keeps my dream alive. Maybe someday I will be able to grow my food as well. Blessings and thank you!!

[@LizZorab]

Thank you so much for your kind words and for watching, it's much appreciated.

[@jsunnj76]

3 people must have been misdirected. Lovely video thanks for the education. I would really love to grow cassis and I believe now I am ready to give it a go with a little more confidence. Thanks

[@mariap2899]

👍🌺🌿🍀

[@lindacphillips615]

Fantastic vid I didn't realise this would be that easy, lots of good info thank you

[@cathymontgomery7295]

I bought a black currant plant last week. So I'm trying to learn all I can. My currant is a Crandall. I'm in Washington state just south of Canada.

[@r.perkins2103]

They root very quickly floating in a pond too if taken at the same time as collecting the fruit.

[@KevStar13]

Amazing video, thank you.

[@bloodgazm8891]

How am I 3 years late for this video?? Great content!

[@susanlewis6000]

So appreciated!

[@TheJackyelliott]

Thank you, can't wait to try this out

[@Mom2MrBabyHaikin]

So grateful!

[@LizZorab]

You are welcome!

[@Mom2MrBabyHaikin]

@@LizZorab Thank you! Currently trying to propagate roses and currants. But currant cuts, sadly are a week old, but in water.

[@jennifermoore8236]

Thank you Liz :)))

[@LizZorab]

You are so welcome!

[@ericaslittlewelshgarden]

Great video, as always...

[@hongtan4409]

Thanks. You made it so simple

[@AAiken-dj6wr]

If you don't have the powder, you can also use raw honey...

[@karenstrife4594]

what a lovely idea

[@LizZorab]

Thanks Karen!

[@annawakefield4256]

Thanks so much for this video, ma’am! It answered all my questions ❤️

[@maygodfrey6028]

I learn more from your Utube Show than I do in Gardeners World. 😊

[@LizZorab]

Oh thank you. What a lovely comment to find this morning!

[@bredawhelton9589]

What’s the best time of year to take cuttings from black currant bushes please in Ireland

[@777daf]

Very good informative video many thanks Liz

[@LizZorab]

Thank you Kenneth. I now have so many currant bushes I'm giving them to friends and family and I still keep taking cuttings - it becomes a bit of a habit!

[@junebug6649]

Wonderful advice.

[@LizZorab]

Glad that you found it helpful Nancy :-)

[@ck-4203]

Perfect - thanks!

[@LizZorab]

You're welcome!

[@IteMaledicti]

I love this video! I feel like I learned a ton and hope I can use this to grow lots of happy little bushes of my own :)

[@LizZorab]

I'm glad that you enjoyed it, I love currants so I was very pleased when last year's cuttings did so well.

[@gailc.goodwin2053]

I love currant jelly. ✨

[@LizZorab]

Me too, especially with some lamb!

[@jennifersakarian4528]

Thank you for your channel! I think you are doing a really great job and the information is so helpful for fruit lovers all over the world :D

[@LizZorab]

Thank you so much!

[@RobCooper]

That was great, thanks

[@LizZorab]

Glad you liked it and I hope you found it helpful.

[@mathijs1992]

When you refill the jar up with soil instead of the vaporirazed water, it will get used to soil better without damaging roots.

[@LizZorab]

This is a fabulous tip!

[@TheModernDayMountainMan]

I am now going to try this with some wild Golden Currants growing at the creek near my house. Thanks for a great idea, and a great video as well!

[@LizZorab]

Thanks Gary, please do come back and tell me how you get on with them and whether they root for you!

[@MrScottyRocket]

Thankyou for the instruction, I've just purchased my first currant and blueberry plants and hope to receive them soon. This seems a fantastically easy way of propagating more if I like the varieties :)

[@LizZorab]

Hello, it is very easy, nature is a wonderful thing and one of my favourite sayings is 'nature just wants to grow'!

[@PracticalModernHomestead]

We have done the same with the grape cuttings our friend from New Zealand gave us last year, but the ones Charlie planted into a raised bed actually fared a bit better than the ones in the greenhouse. I think he planted them in March, though. He is now getting started on the grape arbors we are looking forward to having. Mini vineyard in the works. 😀💕

[@heidisgarden2140]

What great I formation. Just ordered some Currant and gooseberry cuttings off Amazon. This video will come in handy. Thanks

[@LizZorab]

I love how nature gives us a helping hand all the time. The plants in the kitchen window had filled their jam jar with roots, I really need to go and check on the ones in the garden. Perhaps that's a video for next month :-)

[@martinestoffels7865]

Love the video. Will try both techniques. Have a new allotment so will need to move and prepare from the plants in the old allotment.

[@LizZorab]

Hi Martine, please come back later on and let me know which method you prefer.

[@QueenQueenly]

Wonderful video

[@LizZorab]

Thank you!

[@lizzieatherfold2293]

Hi Liz, I have just got my PDC! Yay I am so pleased I took it with Shift Bristol

[@LizZorab]

Fantastic!

[@Annie.xx-xx]

I'm amazed I had no idea you could do this with fruit plants. Do you think this is possiboe with my gooseberry bush. XX absolutely fantastic video thank you liz. Xx🍒🍃🌱

[@LizZorab]

Yes it should work with a gooseberry, just be really careful to remove the spikey bits and remove the leaves one by one rather than running your hand down the stem. A gooseberry thorn in the hand would be painful!

[@luckychicav7981]

Wonderful, I love black currant preserve. I actually just tried it recently and loved it. :) Thank you for the tips Liz, much appreciated! ;)

[@LizZorab]

Thank you for watching again, I really enjoyed making this video :-)

[@hameedjanjua4737]

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[@hameedjanjua4737]

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[@hameedjanjua4737]

Haan

[@pwright4147]

Thank you for this video, I have a giant saskatoon berry tree that somehow has red currants growing in the center. I want to move them to a different location. I am also in Central Alberta, Canada. so not super long or hot summers here lol

[@chandramclaughlin]

Thank you so much, I love your video. I am trying to grow currants, jostaberries, and gooseberries in Denver CO, USA. It's early spring here and they are just getting their first leaves. Do you take cuttings in the Fall after they are done fruiting?

[@Hennymccluck]

Thanks so much , we only have 1 blueberry and 1 raspberry bush so I’m going to give this a try :D

[@LizZorab]

Emily, post a photo of the raspberries in the FB group or on insta and I'll let you know if this method will work for them, and do you know if it's a summer or autumn fruiting raspberry?

[@DanielMentz_]

Love your videos, really useful. Do you have any recipe videos on currants?

[@walnuttreehomestead3149]

Will try that cause 2 of mine didn't survive the drought

[@DavidSimsStocks]

I just received my black currant cuttings in the mail and I will be doing exactly what you showed here. I will split them into two groups, potting some and growing the others in water. Wish me luck!

[@DavidSimsStocks]

I ended up getting 15 cuttings in the mail. They bounced back so well in water that I ended up just putting them all in the ground. All but two have had all the leaves drop off at this point. I may have killed them. We'll see.

[@DavidSimsStocks]

Update: 10 of the plants have green new leaves growing on them after about 6 weeks. I call this a success. I have ordered 20 more red and white currant cuttings to propagate over the winter. This may be more challenging. I plan to start them in water, as Liz did at the end of this video. Thank you!

[@DavidSimsStocks]

Hi Liz. My plants appear to be healthy and strong. They are 5 feet tall. When should I expect fruit?

[@mikeharrington5593]

How long from planting out (when?) til fruiting significantly?

[@lizmcwatt8193]

Hi, I took 5 cutting last year after watching this video - thank you. They are all doing well around the edges of the container I used. Question - do these make 5 plants of do the 5 cuttings merge together in the pot to make one new plant? Thank you

[@LizZorab]

Hi Liz, when you take the compost out of the pot, you should be able to very gently pull the plants away from each other and have 5 separate new plants. So pleased to read that you've had a success!

[@daivernon7346]

thanks for the video... which time of the year is best to do the cuttings?

[@karenw9996]

You always have something I'm looking for! Budget required I only buy one currant, just planted last year. Do I need to let it grow for a certain amount of time before taking cuttings? Can this be done with cherry trees? Thank you!

[@LizZorab]

Hi Karen, take cuttings from currants later in the year, after the fruits are finished is best. Alternatively, you can take hard wood cuttings now (in the UK). Cut lengths, push them into the ground and leave for 6 months, then lift and you'll have a new plant! Sadly you can't do the same with cherry trees, but they grow from the stones very easily. Once the cherries have ripened on the tree, eat a couple of cherries and then put the stones into a pot. Alternatively, let the birds do it for you - just keep an eye open for young cherry trees as you garden.

[@yellowlabrador]

one important detail, only plant where you are sure you have space and you aren't going to change your mind. Once established they are hard to get rid of. For grapes I get a good success rate if planted in soil rather than compost.

[@LizZorab]

Ooh good point! Although this year I've lost a couple in the dry weather, I wonder if they'll spring back to live next year!

[@lwedel3361]

Liz, thanks for this. One question: is it essential to remove the buds which will be under the soil surface level?

[@LizZorab]

Not essential as they will rot away, but it gives the stem a better chance to send the messages to the plant cells to change to become root nodes rather than stem or leaf nodes. (I love that plants can do this!)

[@lwedel3361]

@@LizZorab thanks!

[@nicolaj3294]

Great video Liz. I just planted some geraniums from cuttings, great having free plants. I always use seaweed or fish solution to aid with the transplant shock.

[@LizZorab]

That's a good tip about the seaweed or fish solution, thank you!

[@nicolaj3294]

@@LizZorab very diluted when watering in, i find it helps

[@SId-gb1qr]

@@LizZorab where r u from?

[@kingjames4886]

I never have any luck with woody cuttings. find it easier to just wait til a branch gets bent down to the ground and roots then snip it off and plant it somewhere.

[@edieboudreau9637]

When I put in glass jar on window will...I like to add it to something that roots quick in same jar. Like green onion tips. Sweet potato . or potatoes. That way the ones already rooting help the others to root well.

[@LizZorab]

That's a great tip Edie, thank you!

[@callmeMsT]

What happens to the bush you cut from? Will that branch continue to grow or is it stunted there? Thanks for your lovely videos!

[@RickMitchellProvenanceAndRoots]

I've got a lot of catching up to do! :) But, I'm thinking you just solved my 'taming the wild black raspberries" issue. We've got scads of wild black raspberries on the property, but they kinda just grow where they want. I'm wanting to attempt to coax them into rows. (Yeah, I'm a glutton for punishment). But, if I cutt & root new plants, those will go in any rows I put them in! Liz you're a gem!

[@LizZorab]

Or you could pull them up and split off sections and plant those bits where you want them to be :-)

[@logangeorgechapman2295]

Great video! was this in Spring?

[@cherylelsberry3722]

Would it be better to plant the vase cuttings in soil before the roots get so long?

[@stephiefultz]

WOW!! I learned something new thanks so much. I’ll be doing this tomorrow weather permitting. Have a Blessed day Beautiful 😁

[@LizZorab]

Glad you've found it useful Stephie, as with so many things, it's the waiting that's the hardest part!

[@jagaamaabatdorj38]

Thank you for sharing your experience. I live in Mongolia. We have 4 season. In second method, am I do in summer time after harvesting or not?

[@LizZorab]

Yes, after harvesting is ideal.

[@yellothere5552]

What's the best time of year to do this please xx loving your explination..makes understanding so simple xx thankyou Debbie vasileiou

[@LizZorab]

Late summer, but you can take softwood cuttings earlier in the very late spring and early summer - same method, but don't take any of the woody material, or you can take hardwood cuttings in late autumn.

[@thepainfreemethod]

Hi loved your instruction - and the video editing - how did you edit please?

[@LizZorab]

Hello, thank you for your nice feedback. I use an editing package called Adobe Premiere Elements which I find almost instinctive to use. I hope that helps, Liz

[@simonwhitehead2857]

Hi Liz, thanks for the good video. I noticed that you took the currant cuttings in late June, can these be put into a soil container at this time of year? I live in west Wales so it is probably slightly cooler here. I am looking to do the same with both gooseberries as well as black currants

[@LizZorab]

Hi Simon, I also took cuttings successfully in the autumn, so it's definitely worth trying at different times of the year. Currants root very easily and readily, I now have lots of blackcurrants, red currants and white currants. I haven't tried it with gooseberry yet so please let me know how you get on!

[@EllieCopterFTW]

Cracking video! Thank you! We bought our first black currant bushes last year, I've never had them out of ribena before and now we're overwhelmed by them. Hopefully with more bushes to come after this! Any top blackcurrant tips out there for using them?

[@LizZorab]

Hi Ellie, I've just made a red onion and blackcurrant chutney with lots of cinnamon and ginger to use with cold meats and cheese during the winter. I'm sure there's a recipe online somewhere for a similar thing.

[@EllieCopterFTW]

@@LizZorab oooh that sounds brilliant, will have a look. Thanks! Hope you're keeping well in the current chaos

[@karenw9996]

We can't have white currants, they're considered invasive here. But I can (and do) have red, and some day I'll get black.

[@LizZorab]

I answered another of your questions about when to take cuttings as though you are in UK. But if white currants are considered invasive, then you probably aren't in the UK.

[@karenw9996]

@@LizZorab My fault, I should have said. I'm in Minnesota, in the USA. Thanks so much for getting back to me; given your many subscribers, I'm very impressed! And I loved your book, the ones I bought to give away arrived today. My bushes are still under two feet of snow.

[@azsam5529]

Very informative video. Thank you! Is it possible to get a few dormant cuttings of Big Ben black currant in the USA?

[@LizZorab]

Hi, I don't know if you can source Big Ben in the USA.

[@azsam5529]

@@LizZorab I tried several times, but with no success. That's why, I asked you, if possible to mail me a few cuttings. Hopefully, some of them will survive the "trip." Thank you.

[@yellothere5552]

What time of year is ok to take them...after fruits or before xx thankyou xx

[@heatherhineline9481]

Is it important what time of year you do this? And can it be done with blueberries or cherry tree branches?

[@jadedfork1]

Great video. May i know when you take the cuttings? Is it ok to do this in the summer?

[@LizZorab]

This video was made at the end of August, and I take cuttings on cooler days during late summer and autumn. You cna take soft wood cuttings earlier in the year and hardwood cuttings later in the year. They don't work well when I take cuttings during the dormant period Dec - Feb or in blistering heat because they lose too much water to evaporation.

[@solidstart9042]

What month is best to do this? Thanks.

[@soilgrasswaterair]

5:13 How come they are placed by the edge of the pot? And is it ok to do this in February? Thank you for sharing this video, it’s much appreciated!🙂/ 🇸🇪

[@LizZorab]

They are put in around the edges of the pot as they stay warmer there (I don't really understand the science of it, but that is what I'm reliably told) and depending on where you are in the world, you could do cuttings now in February, these would be hardwood cuttings and most likely, wouldn't be ready to plant out until spring 2021. I hope that helps!

[@tomneal72]

what months are best time to take cuttings isnt it ment to be done when its dormant? and how old should the stems be

[@DaybirdAviaries]

I've tried growing gooseberries in the past with no success. I bought a new one today so I suppose I'll try it again.

[@LizZorab]

I hope it grows well for your Robert, I remember you saying that currants can't grow in your area as it gets too hot in the summer, I hope the same doesn't apply to gooseberries.

[@DaybirdAviaries]

I wish they would grow here.

[@juuk3103]

Do you live in Greenland? My family has grown them in Denmark for centuries, they grow as far north as Finland