Grow Healthy Berries For Free! 🫐

Beautiful BERRIES - Bursting with goodness, low in carbohydrates, brimming with vitamins and antioxidants. If you're a health conscious berry-muncher, this one's for you! 💙
Berries like blueberries, currants and raspberries can be pricey and if you want to get more of them into your diet, then now is your chance to grow them for FREE! Ben shows us how in this week's episode.
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[@RebeccaKnight927]

Now to find a friend with these plants willing to share cuttings!

[@backwoodsbaby9729]

Buy one plant of thr varieties you want, then propagate. The reviews on fruit websites tbat say "omg such a great plant im gonna buy more next year" crack me up because one you have 1 of most small fruits you dont need to buy more.

[@ZzrzZ2012]

Or buy a bunch of fruit, youtube how to harvest seeds and plant. I've got gooseberries growing from seeds.

[@backwoodsbaby9729]

@@ZzrzZ2012 that's a stupid way to have fruit. Most fruit bushes or trees can be replicated exactly from a cutting. Seeds are an unknown. It's better to buy a plant and reproduce that. People really are stupid af.

[@jessmartin5095]

Same here I want currants and gooseberrys...I have raspberries I would trade

[@daan6763]

@@backwoodsbaby9729 wow... what a helpful, kind comment... if it works for him, then why ever not?? just because *you* would never grow plants that way, doesn't mean it's stupid. i've grown lots of plants from shop-bought fruits & plants...

[@MsDinoGal]

The quality of this channel is unsurpassed.

[@GrowVeg]

High praise indeed - thank you! :-)

[@marcusclementson4026]

Gooseberries are one of my favorites, I create cuttings from Gooseberry bushes by pinning the lower branches to the ground with a rock, the part of the branch which is pinned to the ground will sprout roots, once that happens cut the branch off from its mother plant and then you got a new gooseberry plant.

[@GrowVeg]

What a great idea!

[@RogueSmithers]

I do the same with raspberries and strawberry runners when I want to make a new patch.

[@chsboxerbdl5134]

Junicias onuu

[@chsboxerbdl5134]

Junicias onuun

[@veemcg3682]

This has worked for us here in Northern Ireland Marcus.. With blackberries! Vera

[@TheTrock121]

I got free blackberry roots almost 35 years ago and get 5 or 10 gallons every year. I don't know how many people I gave roots too, but there are berry patches in the tri-county area as a result. Around 10 years ago my neighbor planted ever-bearing Raspberries and before long they were pushing out into his yard where he was mowing them down. He was happy for me to dig them up before that happened, so in a few years I had 40' of Red Raspberries. I also got free Black Raspberry Crowns from another friend and now have 40' rows of all three berries. I make several types of Wine, but nothing beats the Mixed Berry Wine. If your berries are lacking vitality, they need Potassium. Get a truck load of composted horse manure to top dress, and always mulch with leaves or wood chips.

[@GrowVeg]

Really super advice, thank you. Sounds like you have a berry bonanza on your hands there!

[@RogueSmithers]

Blackberries sprout all over my yard and surrounding area naturally whenever an area gets cleared or thinned. I just cleaned all the vines out of all my landscaped areas but plenty more bordering my yard and to just mow over

[@corbeau-_-]

I have a small yard, but I took a few from my parents garden years ago. Just a patch - keeping them in a small area is hard though (unlike a small fruit tree, for example). At work there was a row of bushes with water seperating it from farmland and I planted several there too. They've slowly engulfed the entire (multinational) company. The bushes are on community ground and normally a groundskeeper would remove plants that don't belong - but I suppose he liked berrries too ;) At any rate, it was fun to walk along with co-workers on sunny days. People who walk their dog in that area also appreciate them. I always wanted to plant more - but in many areas everything is just mowed down every few months. Since I live in the Netherlands, there's not much space that isn't being used/maintained (making ground/land very expensive). I envy your truckload of manure and 5-10 gallons a year ;)

[@TheTrock121]

@@corbeau-_- God has always blessed us and I've always tried to bless others. Your public berries are a blessing to everyone.

[@ireneadler9470]

I have never wanted to be someone’s neighbor more. Thank you for sharing all your knowledge 🙏🏻

[@brandonh5180]

This is probably my favorite part of growing: the ability to create more and share

[@RW-pc5ih]

Indeed. It’s the heart of a gardener. 👩🏻‍🌾🌱

[@dawnlalek]

Oh your pup jumping outside to see what you were doing inside was hilarious. That was a really useful video, thank you Ben. I have raspberry and blueberry plants in pots that I bought this year. I'll transplant now 😀

[@GrowVeg]

Great stuff Dawn - get them in and start looking forward to fruitful pickings!

[@marcuspowell2510]

I threw my gooseberry cuttings under about an inch of wood chip mulch (just so the thorns didn’t poke me) thinking they would just break down. I was surprised to find 4 new gooseberry plants.

[@GrowVeg]

They're pretty resilient plants!

[@Abcd-rb3zg]

I’d love to make a green house like that at my house

[@aak8297]

Good thing I am surrounded by forests full of blueberries.

[@derekjbakker1586]

Every time I watch your stuff I always feel like Stephen Merchant is teaching me how to garden 😅

[@GrowVeg]

I'm sure he'd be a great teacher too! :-)

[@mudpiemudpie785]

I'll be gifting some of my golden raspberries to my friend by taking shoot in early spring next year. Can't wait to see hers start growing.

[@barfingmonkey8956]

:43 okay, there is a ghost behind you playing with the stick.

[@kgraham5820]

I grew up on a hundred acres and during the seasons my grandmother would send me out to pick the berries so she could make whatever she was making. I was well into my mid twenties before I realized people BOUGHT berries, and for good money too!

[@bradymcphail9690]

Sir, you are fantastic! I learn so so much every single video I watch of yours. I’m a sponge to your videos, please keep them coming… And thank you so very much!

[@GrowVeg]

I'll keep them coming Brady. Thanks so much for watching. :-)

[@izzywizzy2361]

Hi Ben, your dog is adorable, and I am looking forward to the fungi video, I would love to be able to grow my own mushrooms but wouldn’t know where to begin!

[@GrowVeg]

I'll be using a few mushroom kits. Very satisfying, and very fast too. Look forward to putting it all together this week.

[@carmenortiz5294]

One thing I learn the bad way was to keep red and golden raspberries away from the black raspberries. The first two are nice and polite, the blacks are the neighborhood's crazy neighbor and will take over. Planting more red and golden and keeping them away. Great video, I already have all those berries but not many plants. (Asides from the crazy black raspberries.) These year I am expanding and giving my daughter some. So glad that there will be one on mushrooms, very hard to find information on them!

[@GrowVeg]

Thanks for watching - and delighted to hear you'll be spreading the raspberry joy. :-)

[@carmenortiz5294]

@@GrowVeg Really like your channel. I have a Grow Veg listing in my computer when I keep notes of what I learn from you. I'm really old but can still learn a lot.

[@justgivemethetruth]

I love most berries, but I really cannot stand raspberries. I like their flavor, and I like the seedless jams or jellies, but raspberries taste hairy to me. The texture of raspberries makes me want to spit them out right away. However, blueberries are fantastic, and the best berries. The only problem with them is that you an never grow enough and you have to go pick them one at a time because they do not ripen at the same time! Also, the birds and squirrels get to them before I do.

[@catbee1452]

Love your dog with a case of the Zoomies!

[@GrowVeg]

Haha - regular behaviour from Rosie!

[@bfgt]

I accidentally propogated a nee blueberry bush last year. I chopped a branch off by mistake when cutting weeds. I stuck it in the ground so my crime would not be spotted. It seemed to die off but had new leaves this spring.

[@GrowVeg]

Brilliant work!

[@chermarie332]

I've been taking a few cuttings over the years, but you have inspired me to continue! I have 8 acres and I'm ready to fill it up with more bushes and fruit trees. I'm in Wisconsin along the Mississippi River. Sandy soil. Thank you. I always enjoy your videos!

[@GrowVeg]

Thanks Cher. Yes, it's such a great way to grow more plants. All the cuttings I took have successfully rooted - so easy!

[@philomenabrabazonobroin5236]

Vinegar is great for cleaning garden tools

[@veemcg3682]

Hello from Northern Ireland. We have some fruit but wlll now be able to propagate more from these and will not be restricted by the British suppliers who no longer accept orders from N I. Thank you so very much. Vera

[@user-dd5jx4vk3g]

I really enjoy watching your videos, especially seeing Rosy being silly in the background. She is an amazing little one.

[@GrowVeg]

She certainly is - always a big 'help' in the garden! :-)

[@user-dd5jx4vk3g]

@@GrowVeg just like my four 'helpers'. They love the digging part.🤣

[@goldengirl65]

Interesting that you say to sterilise your pruners but dip the cutting straight in the rooting hormone.

[@rebeccarekward251]

Hard wood cut! Much easier than I imagined. Shall do this. They're perfect for our growing zone.

[@GrowVeg]

Great job Rebecca!

[@niricoelmingo4721]

Wonderful information. Unfortunately, I don't know anyone with berry bushes and there are none growing wild around me.😔

[@nancyrhoads5609]

Love your videoes, learn somtthing new every time. Thank you!

[@ctchickenmom]

I planted gooseberries without really knowing their culture and was surprised at the thorns and vigorous growth. This year, I hope to catch the berries. I don't think I've had any since I've planted them as they got overgrown very fast. They are now in shape and I hope to make jam this year.

[@Irishjay-gu5pb]

Thank you for this!!! Wonderful!!!

[@jamierose156]

Thinking of getting some gooseberries or raspberries to integrate into the thinning privet hedge we inherited, but if they're this easy to propagate I'll be having them all over the garden too, yum!

[@GrowVeg]

Sounds like a great plan! :-)

[@williamkreth]

Great video. I can't wait until spring time!

[@blanquitochulito7466]

Awesome videos! Very helpful 👍

[@sussijensen6977]

Hi from Danmark 🌎🌱💚 I have some old plants maybe I should try it for spring🌈👍

[@GrowVeg]

Definitely!

[@LapisLizard]

Ben, your videos are a wealth of information, I love them. I learn loads every time!!!

[@mohammadwali6774]

Thank you for your nice videos

[@jamjar5716]

You have a beautiful garden! Thanks for the tips!

[@jaludenadi6711]

Thanks for sharing👍🙏

[@berlysblossomgardening2816]

Thanks 🤗💚 Can’t wait to try this 🥰

[@MrMonero]

Awesome video. Many thanks 🙏🏼 🫐

[@andrewmaclennan1818]

Have been thinking about propagating additional Berry plants this week and this video comes out, ideal timing

[@yverocks64]

Thank you so much for this truly excellent information. 🥰

[@barbstroud2712]

Definitely going to try this with the blueberries!

[@hbrws813]

Excellent information! I will be doing this!

[@laurieanne9712]

Yes, I've done this a lot with raspberries. I don't think we grow the gooseberries much here in America. Anyone here? But I'd like to find some & give it a go! My blueberries are well up & huge, but I could do some cuttings for others.

[@zmblion]

I have wild gooseberries all over my yard

[@ade-1772]

Great tip on how to prune you Berry trees nice video Ben great work

[@mporganicgardening5236]

Wow....somuch plants and very great video

[@shawneeroberts4592]

I have tried propagation on my blueberry and raspberry plants, the videos I watched never stated how long to leave them. I was shocked to hear that it should be at least a year. Thank you so much for the information you provide and the depth you go into your videos.

[@hansonrh]

Your timing could not be more perfect! I was just out tidying up m asparagus bed that I inherited from my Dad which has a row of blackberries growing nearby. I thought to myself, 'when I'm done here, I am going to go inside and learn how to propagate blackberries from these vines,' and voila, your video poped up. Can't wait to try it. Also plan to do some blueberries and grapes as well this year. I have a few figs started now and they are starting to sprout some leaves. Very excited to be on the threshold of creating a little mini-fruit heaven.

[@GrowVeg]

What a wonderful project to look forward to Rebecca. You'll soon be picking plenty of beautiful homegrown fruits. :-)

[@ilenastarbreeze4978]

As someone who lived in bc where blackberries grow wild , you will have a harder time getting them not to propigate."

[@denisconor648]

Great stuff.

[@daisy13joyce]

Very helpful thank you so much.

[@deannastevens1217]

WONDERFUL!!!!!

[@ValerieHarristhefoodiemedic]

I'm doing it!

[@christaquandt8941]

love this video

[@boowho8524]

Nice to know thanks for sharing

[@veniceitalyvlog]

i love this kind of fruit

[@RealDealHolyfield2099]

"A sucker is born everyday!"😄

[@jaaaaannnnee]

I just found you the other day and after following countless gardeners on youtube, TV, and books... you are my favorite! Clear, concise, good visuals, and information. Thanks from a New Englander (wish I was an ex-pat).

[@GrowVeg]

Thanks so much, appreciate that. Cheers for watching! :-)

[@HGGLP]

Wow very nice video...keep it up...good luck..!

[@GrowVeg]

Cheers for that, appreciated. :-)

[@Jardin-de-invierno]

Always love the videos….much love from Kansas City

[@GrowVeg]

Cheers Jack!

[@NW-ry3ku]

You are so inspiring. Makes me want to go out to my garden and prepare it for Spring. I enjoy your videos. Thank you! 😊

[@GrowVeg]

So pleased to hear. Spring isn't far off now!

[@uritubeful]

Love your videos ! So informative and the enthusiasm is contagious

[@GrowVeg]

Thanks so much! :-)

[@RevLetaLee]

can't wait.

[@Sebastian-cy4gt]

nice one, mate!

[@GrowVeg]

Cheers Sebastian!

[@charlesbale8376]

I enjoyed the video and will use the content in my garden.

[@lindaswedenlifestyle]

Very inspiration vedio everytime you have new one.. love the way you explained.. like here im a new expirement planting different vegetables and flowers in my new garden.. thank you for a wonderful ideas🌸😍

[@forgottenforest1]

Excellent work vary Education

[@donaldauguston9740]

Hi Ben: I really enjoy your channel. Thank you for posting and Happy Holidays, DA

[@GrowVeg]

Happy holidays to you too Donald. Thanks for watching. :-)

[@FHangya]

Your channel is a true delight. So informative. I can't wait to plant something and see it grow over the years. Thank you so much for the inspiration!!!!

[@GrowVeg]

You're very welcome Ivan - thank so much for watching. :)

[@QueenQueenly]

I love them

[@paulinabergman2513]

I just found your Chanel. I love it so much💚 It’s pure joy to watch your videos, they are funny and I learn so much. One of the best Chanel’s here for sure. Thank you.

[@GrowVeg]

Thanks Pauline. :-)

[@HouseFairyDIY]

Great video with so much effort put into it! Love the doggie! I will be sure to take some sneaky cuttings on fruit bushes next time I go for a country walk.

[@GrowVeg]

Definitely do! 🍇

[@fellowshipwithfamily-charl2127]

😍 I can't wait for the fungi vid. I'm a vegetarian and love mushrooms with everything, my son said we should try grow them ourselves. Oh I really hope you show us a few methods on how to do that. I'm excited!!! 😁😆

[@GrowVeg]

Looking forward to making it. We'll be growing oyster mushrooms using kits - very satisfying to do.

[@lisarogers5873]

Very good information and demonstration. Good to know to wait 2 years before replanting berries to give their roots a chance to establish.

[@davidthedeaf]

8:00 ah thanks for explaining about angle cut above bud being the direction so water does not get into it! I wondered that.

[@beauberry6226]

Thank you Berry much for the information ;)

[@GrowVeg]

You're berry, berry welcome!

[@richa1147]

fab clear instructions - one of the best gardening presenters on YT

[@GrowVeg]

Cheers Rich!

[@technonurseedu]

From the US: I enjoy your very inspirational videos a lot 👌. You are fantastic, man. THANK YOU BEN😄!

[@GrowVeg]

You are very kind to say - and it's a pleasure making these videos. Thanks so much for watching. :-)

[@bluestar.8938]

Thank you Mr Ben : ) Red current jelly is my fav' Thank you : )

[@GrowVeg]

Definitely - yum!

[@kimallard225]

Loved the propagation of fruit bushes. Never tried it myself! But as a new allotment holder I'm keen to try what i don't have room for in the home garden. You made it look so easy i am going to try a few raspberry and blackberry bushes as these grow locally along the side of our local park. Love to try blueberries but don't know of any bushes near by. Love your videos. Kindest regards Kim x

[@GrowVeg]

That super Kim - good luck with your propagation. It's a very satisfying way to start off new plants for sure.

[@amiladybug9526]

Great info thanks.I have few berry plants but gooseberries have not been doing well. I had lots Raspberries and cranberry's this summer. Blueberries still only growing.. I have got blackberry brush from friend cutting so hopping this will grow,

[@wyominghome4857]

Thanks! We are building a house in the mountains at 7,000 ft, but from what I‘be read we can grow almost every kind of berry except blueberries so I am looking forward to getting started on the garden next spring. I will put the word out to my neighbors - cuttings wanted!

[@GrowVeg]

I'm sure your neighbours will be happy to share cuttings - it's a great way to spread the joy! Good luck with your new house build.

[@Mischiou]

Thanks so much for sharing your knowledge. I really enjoy your vids. Loved the dog in the background. She reminds me of my own curious Maltese.

[@GrowVeg]

She's a great gardening companion. :-)

[@ladyluna3788]

Amazing video with lots of useful info. Made me nostalgic for my Grandmas gooseberry bush. And raspberries are probably my favorite berry. Nice to know I can buy a start or 2 and then propagate my own berry garden from them. BTW new subbie. Namaste :)

[@GrowVeg]

Welcome new subbie - it's great to have you along! Namaste. :-)

[@toniedalton5448]

Thanks ! I’m going to make cuttings from my blueberries this week !

[@GrowVeg]

Nice once Tonie!

[@smoochiemama8546]

Thank you for showing some propagating! I feel like it's daunting and this helped. Love your videos, keep them coming (and more propagating too please).

[@GrowVeg]

Thanks for that suggestion - we're pulling together ideas for the coming year, so will bear this mind. :-)

[@Islandlife488]

Thanks I was not aware you could re plant raspberries like that. And your dog is adorable 🤣🙂

[@GrowVeg]

Thanks Lindsey.

[@galaxypotato1286]

I bought one twig of a bush about (I was about 10) 7 years ago. That thing sprung up and took over the entire garden plot with its babies, the berries tasted amazing. Then my family got a big ol dog that ran through them. All but the original plant got torn up, but now its half way back within a year. They are amazing plants.

[@GrowVeg]

Absolutely! :-)

[@urabundant]

I have just "found" you and you are a refreshing cup of tea Sir! 🙏🙏🙏🤍🕊🤍🕊🤍 I just L❤VE to grow year round here in Illinois USA! Blessings!!!!😊

[@GrowVeg]

Thanks for watching - great to have you on board!

[@jacquelinebaxter6420]

I definitely going plant raspberries

[@plantsssful]

Thank you for this very easy to understand you should be on Gardeners World ! x

[@mmb_MeAndMyBees]

He's way better than Gardeners World (turned off years ago.) Do KZbin Instead ! 😎

[@Digeroo123]

Black currant seem to root like there is no tomorrow, but I find red currants a little difficult. I have taken to pinning a branch down onto the ground. I just dug up one which made two nice little plants. I just love black currants. Big Ben is a favourite, such big berries.

[@darlenesmith2456]

Thank you I have all three! Now I will try grow more from cuttings

[@GrowVeg]

Great stuff Darlene!

[@cathyjamieson5298]

I collect mole hill compost from the riverbank. The soil is rich in earth and sand ideal for growing berries and cuttings my berries are thriving 😇😇😇

[@GrowVeg]

What a great idea. :-)

[@mikeamirault8741]

Thanks for another great video, Ben. Not many gardeners here in NS grow currants (they were prohibited at one time due to the spread of white pine blister rust) but they are making a comeback and I grow them in my garden; just 2 bushes produce more than we can eat! I am tempted to try gooseberries and strawberries soon. I grow raspberries too but don't bother with blueberries as wild ones are so abundant here in Nova Scotia. I have a freezer full.

[@GrowVeg]

Definitely try gooseberries if you can - they are so easy to grow and so incredibly prolific.

[@dragonshadow3707]

Hey new to your subscribers love your videos thanks very much looking forward to seeing them all

[@GrowVeg]

Thanks for the sub! :-)

[@dragonshadow3707]

Hey was just wondering if you could recommend a soils for my blueberrys to grow in i am new to gardening and I know they need an acidic soils to grow any help would be much appreciated many thanks. D

[@Roysenator]

Berries for free! Just need hand pruner, greenhouse, pots, potting mix, fertilizers... etc. :P I jest, but these are very informative videos!

[@fourdayhomestead2839]

Great info. I just received an order of wild elder berry from Twisted Tree Farm. Hoping to get them growing for my food forest.

[@GrowVeg]

That will be a super addition to your food forest - such a cracking plant.

[@randomdude_2000]

awesome property, you must have been growing berries for years to have so many established plants

[@GrowVeg]

Not that long actually - they do grow pretty quickly.

[@pantameowmeow.s.1149]

Agree fully abut the black currants! They are less acidic , IMO. I used to have red currants and goosebeeries too, but the high acid hurt my teeth - I removed them. You can also wash and freeze the beeries. A bush can over the years become huge!

[@michaellindsay1093]

Thanks Ben for an nother good video iv just taken on two new allotment plots and was thinking about a hege of black current red white and pink too so thanks for sharing with us much appreciated 😀 😊 👍 🙂 🙏

[@GrowVeg]

Wow - good luck with your new allotments. What a project!

[@michaellindsay1093]

@@GrowVeg defo is mate iv got a good plan ready to go iv done two plots so far 11 friut trees on them and wild medo for the bees there are 3000 honey bees around me so need to get them to the flowers 💐