How to Propagate Raspberries the Easy Way [Turning $15 into $75 in 7 Minutes]

You can turn one raspberry plant into many! Here's how to propagate raspberries the easy way and save $$$.
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[@debsenritchedrefuge603]

I started my Raspberry patch 8 yrs ago from five starts that I moved from my two other places! I've sold $300-$500 of starts every spring for the last 5yrs and will be doing the same next couple weeks! Mine are all in ground! I just dig up and have folks bring their own pots, buckets or whatever! Going to do it with my huge Goji Berry bush also! Totally enjoy your videos and character! GOD is GOOD ALWAYS!🙌

[@davidthegood]

Deb, you are amazing.

[@candypodratz]

How much do you charge for each plant?

[@Earthy-Artist]

One summer years ago Red Raspberries crawled out from underneath my neighbors fence, and came over to see me. I encouraged them to stay, transplanted their new growth, and have my own 25 foot Raspberry hedge 100% for free 😁.

[@davidthegood]

That is fantastic

[@dimpalkimbulapitiya9377]

🤣🤣🤣🤣👍

[@Green.Country.Agroforestry]

Raspberries, Day lilies, Violets .. Tons of really easy to divide plants .. its almost like printing money!

[@Newgardenerontheblock]

Elephant ears also. Grow like weeds.

[@randomanda]

When I was a kid, one of my friend's grandma's entire backyard had been completely taken over by raspberries. You gotta watch those bad boys 🤣

[@gillsmoke]

I Australia, blackberries are an invasive species and they are using goats to reclaim the land for native species. vicblackberrytaskforce.com.au/goats-offer-an-effective-tool-in-weed-control/

[@debbi945]

@T Wilson I’m on the Sunshine Coast and regret planting my raspberries in the ground, rather than in a pot. I have an Atherton raspberry which bears prolifically. I don’t suppose you know when to prune them?

[@debbi945]

@T Wilson thank you for replying. I’m just trying to recall if the leaves have ever died off? I don’t think so. The growth is really prolific at the moment and it’s covered in flowers and new fruit are starting, but it has popped up everywhere and I can barely walk past the long shoots. I guess I’ll cut it back as soon as the majority of fruit is finished?

[@briangable08]

@@debbi945 prune raspberries down to the ground every fall, leaving only new growth for the early crop, or total prune for a late crop ofnrw shoots.

[@debbi945]

@@briangable08 thank you. It's just become Spring and because I failed to Prune in Autumn, or fall as you call it, I have canes popping up all over the garden. I have had a ton of raspberries over the winter which is the trade off. As I know better, I'll do better

[@gillsmoke]

"I like to stick them in the dead middle because I'm neurotic like that. I like to put post it stamps exactly where they are supposed to go too." He says and nothing is really centered and the post it notes have all washed away. You sir, are the kind of chaotic guerrilla gardener I aspire to be.

[@michaelvittori8525]

I love my raspberry plants. Started with two plants last year, and now they're popping up everywhere, there must be 20 plants now.

[@lisakukla459]

Both of those books are very helpful. I've already got customers asking that I do vegetable starts for their fall gardens, and I'm delivering fig trees (divisions) to 5 customers on Thursday. All from word of mouth; I haven't even touched social media yet. Thanks for the push, David. I'm having a blast doing this. Seeing how psyched people get about their new plants - plants that I grew - Man, that's a good feeling. 😊

[@davidthegood]

Great work, Lisa. I am so glad.

[@Valleybeautiful]

yay! Im fighting the battle of thornless vs. thorned! i planted thornless Joan j...... the wild thorned ones keep showing up like they want to hang out with their sister plants! lol

[@glorytogodhomestead3495]

My friend gave me a couple of raspberry starch two years ago now I have been growing all along My fence line. She moved away and when she came to visit I gave her some back so she could plan and her new home. So great!

[@sillydog70]

Totally gonna be adding this to my food forest

[@nickn.332]

Awesome how many shoots they throw, I've never seen them underground that clearly! In case anyone is looking to get even more plants from the raspberries they already have - if you're really planning to butcher a plant and make a hedge - the stems will root wherever they touch damp ground too so if you want to propagate more you can bend down and lightly bury some of last year's mature live brambles in the middle or at the tip and split them off once they've rooted, it doesn't take long. This also makes them a really painful tripping hazard, which I guess is an added benefit lol.

[@HoeIngandSowIngGardening]

You made that look very easy. I didn't know you could divide them like that. That is a fantastic idea. 👍😎🌴🌻🌸😀😎🌴👍 - LazyLizLife

[@cowboyblacksmith]

I wish I could send you some of my Grampy Kelleher raspberries. They are treasured family heirlooms with awesome Karma in every single one. My Grandfather planted some raspberries in the 1940's and then my Dad planted some, and I from my Dad. They are so good, vintage as can be and though I never knew my grandfather I still eat and make raspberry jam like my grandmother did and dedicate the first one to him every year and invite his spirit to enjoy the flavor once again through me. I love the ties to the past and familial bonds gardening can form and foster. Want some raspberry jam though, Grammy Kelleher raspberry jam?

[@robertstreit3835]

Your contact info: R STreit

[@bittypie]

Please send some to Seed Saver or Baker Creek to preserve and share!

[@considerthebirds]

That’s so cool you have legacy raspberries but please turn to Jesus, the spirits you’re welcoming are not grandpa.

[@ChadLaFarge]

Good work... I had to refresh the page to click Like, as it was sitting at 665. You know what I'm talkin' about!

[@Juanrivers2022]

I need to get me that kind of raspberry. Even in a pot it'll be healthy

[@8jspivey1]

Ah, just like good old wild blackberries. They just spread and spread and spread....I pulled a root that was like 12 feet long and had a ton of shoots on it. Crazy!

[@isabelladavis1363]

Raspberries in the Deep South? I grew up on Bavaria and always thought they needed cold stratification which Savannah Ga does not have lol...after 55 years how amazing to know I can grow my very favorite fruit! thank you for sharing this awesome news...will have to find some soon! Love your channel!

[@johnblackett4283]

What is the best time ro split your raspberry ? Also can you do the same for others such as lowanberry

[@deborahandrews9728]

I’m so glad you did this video on raspberries. My problem is soil but, it’s getting better and I’m going to search for that type of raspberry. Thanks!

[@ecocentrichomestead6783]

Raspberries are one of those plants. If you want it to stay put, you'll have to put it in a planter.

[@killcat1971]

Like mint, if it even TOUCHES the ground it will take root.

[@breaking_bear]

Amazing! I love learning all the things! Your books are outstanding in your field! My wife loves the song about the dead rabbit on the fruit salad spoon. I miss hearing your rap about being kind to your mother and composting your enemies!

[@alexandrevaliquette3883]

I literally just arrived from the store. I've pick 3 differents plants; black Satin Blackberry, Kiwi Gold Raspberry and Nova Raspberry. Only one pot of each. (about 20$/pot). I need more, but it's expensive and I know in few years they will overgrow my backyard. With you eazy tip, I'll get all the plant I need in the first year!!!!! LOVE YOU SWEETHEART, from Montréal!!!!

[@googly482]

David, you rock. I think your doppelgänger is Geoffrey Rush.

[@davidthegood]

I could see that.

[@chelseachasecreative]

Yay! I just added this to my calendar tomorrow 😋

[@mediocrefloridaman]

Awesome! Love these ideas

[@TherealSakuraKei]

That crunch is so satisfying.

[@adversarysatan8059]

thankyou for making!

[@Fractal-insights]

Thanks David!

[@jackieroberts6316]

I was just in the yard picking wild blackberries thinking I can probably plant this late in the year in SC. Come in to you doing my favorite fruit, Raspberries!

[@michaelhevron1392]

and heritage does well in the pacific northwest as well. yum!

[@catherinegrace2366]

Good to know. I’ll put it on my list of things to do. Sweet! Thank you!

[@andielliott7721]

Will be trying this. Thank you.

[@SCOTTBULGRIN]

Thanks David.👍

[@trillium7582]

I highly recommend both of the books David mentions! (They're also in the show notes.) I don't run a nursery or anything, but I love to propagate plants. I learned more from his two nursery books than from all the other materials I've read. Thanks, David!

[@David-kd5mf]

Great info

[@aw2killer]

good job! i love raspberries!

[@noahriding5780]

Thank you for this. This is exciting that you can double or triple your plants this way. I'm curious to ask if you don't separate the shoots... would they cut the ability of the main plant to produce berries? Or how would the results compare on berry hields comparing if the shoots are separated or not over time? Thanks.

[@davidthegood]

It doesn't seem to matter much, provided you're dividing after the main crop.

[@noahriding5780]

@@davidthegood Thank you.

[@GeezerBoy65]

Excellent, best video on this I've found.

[@Scorpiomary]

Cool. My Mom has had a raspberry bed for years and years. Blessings. Peace.

[@michaelheyward7668]

Very true! Raspberries are so easy to multiply!

[@BigWesLawns]

My moms giving me A raspberry she started on her balcony, she says is 6 ft tall. Sounds like I just learned what to do inside that pot when I see it. I am putting it (them 😉😉) in a raised bed. Compost and Biochar with pine needle mulch to acidify it a little bit. Fish hydrolysate for some root health and some Love should make some nice berries. I really appreciate your relaxed approach to doing something Id never think of doing. It looks a bit brutal to the plant, but I know its rhysomatic, and my bluegrass spreads very fast if I rip out some dandelion leaves...dont have to pull the root, the grass is so ready to spread from the fish juice. Looking even more forward to getn those raspberries now Daver! Woohoo.

[@berthaprince9097]

Thank you, love the stuff

[@lynettetucker5236]

Hey David The Good I did find me a raspberry bush and a blackberry bush I'm going to plant them in a pot they're not going to do anything this year so I'll plant them in the ground next year got to get the root system going I know I'll have to baby it it's worth a try 👍

[@danacarbone9405]

We are in Northeast Oklahoma that's what we have Heritage they're great, two harvests a year

[@lisakukla459]

Hey, neighbor! I'm in Sapulpa!

[@B30pt87]

Thank you!

[@susanjordan2130]

Thank you. I love your videos.

[@davidthegood]

Thank you, Susan.

[@VomitYou]

I'm delighted to know this now. Wish I had known it before.

[@releventhurt]

Nature is abundant like God intended one maple tree can make thousand upon thousands of seeds

[@TheRealHonestInquiry]

Hopefully you invent a time machine that runs on compost, then you can go back and teach yourself :)

[@solartzy]

Thank you

[@qualqui]

AWESOME, missed this IRIE Goodstream....again, but I'm here watching the replay,......love my raspberries, I remember in a past Goodstream you told me Mysores would be good for my area, which is classified as subtropical yet the high altitude also influences our weather. I used to think Blackberries and raspberries were totally LEMON SOUR in flavor, but about a month ago I bought a 100 gram plastic cup for 15 pesos (.80 cents am)and not sour at all! Kinda like a sweet but with a little zing of tartness,.....so why pay the market price if we can grow our own raspberries the David The Good Method?!! ;)

[@thisguy4614]

I have a feeling the dollar sign will boost viewer count for sure

[@KristyLeeVlogs]

Sweet video.

[@nancyfahey7518]

I don't like raspberries. I wonder why. But if they multiply like that I could learn to love them. But I have my black berries too.

[@amandathurston2720]

Tips for getting them out of the ground? I know where there’s a big cluster! I tried last year, and got 2/3 to survive, and got 3 raspberries 😅

[@davidthegood]

A broadfork is great for pulling clumps. A spading fork comes in 2nd.

[@MasterYoist]

Nice video. We didn't know this 2 years ago when we planted a small raspberry plant. Now, we have about 20 raspberry plants that are 7ft tall. We decided to dig up several of the roots and replant in other areas of the yard. Here's some of the ideas that I know work and have done for years: 1. Recycling green onions, just cut about 1/2 inch above the roots and plant the roots. We start by buying some from the produce section of the store and use those. They will continue to grow (I've had some for 7 years until we sold the house and my neighbor asked for them. 2. Recycle potatoes. Just set a couple potatoes aside and let the alone. They'll grow sprouts that we can plant. 3. Recycle bell peppers. We just plant the seeds. There are usually about 80 seeds per pepper. 4. Recycle lettuce. just set the hard part (the core) in water and it will continue to grow. They'll only grow for about 4 generations. But, it gives us more for our money. 5. Recycle Garlic. Just set each section of clove in water and it will grow roots. Then plant it. One garlic turns into ten quite easily and they are hard to kill. We uprooted some and tossed them onto concrete. It grew any way. We just noticed some growing that we hadn't planted. 6. Recycle carrots. Just cut the carrot about one inch below the green leafy part and replant it. The orange part is the root. I could keep going on this because there is so much potential for gardening produce. Take care and thanks again for the video.

[@dream.fiiend]

Yaas I have a golden raspberries that are going bananas currently

[@ps4noobdontshoot599]

My bananas are going raspberry.

[@davidthegood]

Great problem!

[@VeeLo1]

How did you learn all of this? Thank you for sharing your knowledge.

[@davidthegood]

Reading, experimentation, and working at a plant nursery.

[@rjackson64840]

Thanks!

[@davidthegood]

Thank you

[@peterchan4732]

Thanks for the tip David the Good 😁 Already sub 😉

[@shanemillard608]

Looks like you've got a little nursery going on back there. Can we get some more details on the greenhouse and nursery setup?

[@davidthegood]

Yes. In a day or so I will post a video on it.

[@johnpollard744]

The extension list it as a poor for Florida. David are you still in Florida?

[@funnywolffarm]

Ever tried propagating those by clumping the pups into soil balls? Seems like the roots would air prune and more pups would shoot out in all directions - I'll give it a whirl.

[@BonnieBlue2A]

David, I have an order in for heritage bare-root raspberries . Should I plant them in pots in order to force shoots for more plants? I will order your propagation book tomorrow . Thank you! Have a blessed Shavuot.

[@davidthegood]

Not a bad idea to pot a couple.

[@ema8909]

Cool! How soon will they produce fruit? I absolutely have to have home grown raspberries 2022.

[@allthingsgrowing]

Do you have a video on cutting back canes? When it comes time. Or do you even do that? We are completely new at all this and trying to learn. Thanks man

[@sensenisok]

Thought I was nuts,,, i do middle planting, (and the stamp thing)

[@lynnjasmine3216]

David, Doesn't everyone put postage stamps in exactly the correct spot? Lol

[@purplelizard8]

Are you back in florida...northern region? I will be using all your awesome information as soon as I am outta my urban jungle.

[@bobyoder5810]

He’s actually in SW Alabama, very close to Florida.

[@olgakuchukov6981]

Great video, thank you! Is this a spring-time activity? Or during the growing season, anyway? Your mid-May is my July (z5 so VT). How far into the fall can this be done, without a greenhouse? Thank you!

[@davidthegood]

I split them when I think of it - probably could do it year-round.

[@davidschmidt270]

Thanks Dave....cool name by the way🤭🤭🤭 I'll check into some of your books....is the listed authors name the same?

[@davidthegood]

Yes - David the Good. Davids unite!

[@davidschmidt270]

@@davidthegood 🤘🤘🤘

[@danacarbone9405]

Excellent ! From two tiny starter plants I've got five rows 12 ft long now

[@lisakukla459]

Whoa! Any idea what your average yield is? Just curious.

[@danacarbone9405]

@@lisakukla459 with five rows 12 ft long in August we get a quart every other day

[@lisakukla459]

@@danacarbone9405 Whoa-ho-ho!! (I actually said that out loud 🤭) That's amazing! I'll probably be daydreaming about that for days.

[@hughbrackett343]

I have blackberries out the wazoo. I thought the birds gifted me a black raspberry but apparently I was mistaken. DTG also ID'd wineberries the birds planted for me.

[@comfortablynumb9342]

I have wild blackberries on the edge of my yard and some thornless ones I planted near the house. Dont they spread just the same as raspberry? I want more thornless ones. I'm thinking of trying cuttings after they get done fruiting.

[@hughbrackett343]

@@comfortablynumb9342 yes they spread the same. You can just pile dirt on the cane where it bends near the ground and they will root.

[@comfortablynumb9342]

@@hughbrackett343 I just watched a video about them. That technique is called ground layering. Some bonsai trees are propagated that way too.

[@cdevidal]

Watching this while dividing up sweet potato slips :-)

[@pattigsbh4392]

It just so happens I have one potted raspberry bush. I'm going to try this to get more. Thanks❤

[@davidthegood]

Go for it, Patti!

[@ugmentertainment5912]

@@davidthegood can you do this to any kind of raspberry

[@babetteisinthegarden6920]

I wish we could divide all plants like that

[@melanielinkous8746]

Will the Heritage variety grow in Zone 9b?

[@92bagder]

Same they don't do good here. Maybe if you have a microclimate where its more to their environment

[@davidthegood]

Probably not. Try Mysore instead.

[@sueyoung2115]

@@davidthegood thanks, I was just wondering also.

[@comfortablynumb9342]

Great idea. Do blackberries grow the same way? They get out of control too. I have thornless blackberries and I'm thinking of getting more. Do they grow from cuttings? I imagine I could grow a bunch from the ones I have after they finish fruiting. In western NC they're flowering now.

[@davidthegood]

Blackberries do best for me via tip layering.

[@comfortablynumb9342]

@@davidthegood I saw a video about it, thank you.

[@ugmentertainment5912]

How long does it take before they start doing it, I also have some yellow raspberry will they do it to

[@rickershomesteadahobbyfarm3291]

You need to make an update on these in a couple of months.

[@TheEmbrio]

Yes !

[@joshuavazquez5534]

Thanks for the info, can you do this with blackberrys, strawberrys?

[@kelliwiemers6445]

Yes on the blackberry and you can root strawberry runners but I don't know about dividing them. For blackberries you can pull up by the roots and you'll see the shoots like on the raspberry. You can also root the tips too.

[@joshuavazquez5534]

@@kelliwiemers6445 i Appreciate it!

[@jeremiahshine]

Will the roots fuse eventually if they're from different seeds?

[@trenchantsometimes5149]

What time of year should you do this?

[@echandler673]

Cool info! The Heritage Raspberry sounds like the one I need to find. I have a raspberry plant that I'm struggling with because the stems are so incredibly thorny. Is the Heritage very thorny?

[@katieanneozarkhollowhomestead]

Heritage are thorny.

[@davidthegood]

It is thorny, but not as nasty as some.

[@jerbear7952]

I just did it per your instructions. If it doesn't work you have to come help me with the next batch.

[@davidthegood]

Good luck!

[@littleozarksfarmstead]

When you took the machete to the rootball... 😲! Then, hubby reminded me we're watching David The Good🙌 Question: Can this technique be applied to blackberries? I presume it can, but I need a confirmation. We're 3 years into gardening. Yes! David inspired us.💗

[@davidthegood]

Probably. I use tip layering w blackberries.

[@littleozarksfarmstead]

@@davidthegood Ah, that's a Good tip! 😉

[@kelliwiemers6445]

Yes. I hack up... I mean lovingly cut up my blackberry roots all the time. Just note from my experience...never ( and by never I mean NEVER EVER) set a pot of blackberries you're rooting on bare ground unless you want them there permanently. I set a pot in my greenhouse for a couple of weeks until I figured out where I wanted to transplant it. The roots grew into the ground and I've spent 4 years pulling up blackberry vines. They're in my greenhouse, under my greenhouse walls, out into the beds around my greenhouse. Taller than me. I've given them away, sold them, cut them, dug them, cussed them... Now I've embraced just picking them where they grow and cutting them after the season. Oh, and I'm getting a new greenhouse so there's that 😂

[@littleozarksfarmstead]

@@kelliwiemers6445 We've had so much rain this year. Not complaining just having to adapt the garden accordingly. We pulled the tomatoes and put in cucumbers. We noticed our blackberries were getting red splotches on the leaves. Presumed it was due to so much rain. Hubby did some looking and thinks it may be a bacterial fungus, I think. Have you come across this at all? The forum he was on stated it's in the roots and the plants should be pulled. Needless to say,... new blackberries have sprouted. I'm ok with it, but hubby believes the leaves will get spots of red again. 😔

[@kelliwiemers6445]

Lil Flo I would be ok with splotches as long as it didn't effect the fruit or spread to other things. I'm in TX and we had the craziest weather, too. Even with Snowmegeddon and tons of rain my berries were going bananas producing. I begged the neighbors to come and pick. The one year old snowbank blackberry fruited for the first time this year too. I didn't notice splotches on those either. My main berries are from plants my late father in law planted so I don't know the exact variety but I'm guessing it's a Brazos or improved Brazos type. I've relocated them several times. The accidentally planted patch has out performed everywhere else, of course lol I had to spend 3 weeks helping my mom with a broken foot this past month. Hubby didn't touch the berries because he didn't know what I wanted done to them. They have just about taken over my kiddie pool garden now. Oh well...gives me something to do now that I'm home after 3 weeks. 😂

[@Cheezitnator]

Does it still give you lots of berries if it spreads like that? I heard of some plants that slow down fruit production if you just let them grow out. Also speaking of plants that just grow everywhere, any advice on organic ways to get rid of morning glories?

[@davidthegood]

I think dividing and pruning helps.

[@MrMantraMan]

Tenacious Roots is my band's name

[@expatconn7242]

Can I do the same with blackberries

[@noahriding5780]

Do you have any videos also talking about how to try to broaden the amount of time the plant produces berries? Like people try to do the everbearing raspberry bushes... but people don't talk about how you try to keep them producing all year versus shutting down?

[@davidthegood]

They really just want to go once for me, though the length of the season depends on the variety. Usually we get about a month.

[@noahriding5780]

@@davidthegood yeah some places are going to be different.. And I guess climate and soil can limit that. But it would be neat to find out how to get them to go all summer. Maybe that's wisheful thinking. Thanks.

[@gershhayes796]

How do they do in sw Florida?

[@getalonghome]

Are blackberries just like raspberries in this?

[@ramonapalomares6169]

I want to ask wed the seeds is good or not?

[@dtanner7]

Will a raspberry plant that was planted near a septic leach field be a problem to eat? Or are the fruits not affected by the virus water?

[@davidthegood]

I wouldn't worry about it.

[@pascalxus]

Don't forget to water it in too! I've been propogating these bad boys allllll over the place.

[@Shivermetimbers90]

I’m so scared to do this 😅 I just bought a raspberry plant

[@msms4659]

Does this work with blackberries?

[@karenplante3801]

I bought 2 raspberry plants last year, and they are huge this year, but they never produced! They are a Texas raspberry called Dorman red that are trailing. They are in a very tall, raised bed. And hang to the ground and have even rooted into the soil. What have I done wrong? And should I just cut all those new canes down to the ground bc they didn't produce or will those canes produce next year?

[@cry_keep_going5110]

Most raspberry plants grow canes one year and then those canes fruit the following year. I'd let them grow

[@KyleenDrake]

Do you ship to OK?

[@blessildajoy]

Why the heck did you bring up postage stamp? I'm frantically searching for one, I know we have plenty, cause I have to do something I haven't done in 2years.

[@gofigure4920]

I bought this Heritage variety 2 months ago at Lowes. I wonder if this variety has thorns? Mine has but they say thornless has soft thorns at a foot high than becomes smooth stems. Mine is 2 feet high and is giving a few raspberries already.

[@davidthegood]

Mine has thorns

[@gofigure4920]

@@davidthegood ...Yes I looked it up. Heritage is a thorny type. Thank you.

[@boojangles]

I purchased live raspberry plants from Baker Creek in Spring of 2020 and they will not flower or fruit. The leaves look great. Do these take time like fruit trees?? Am I doing something wrong? They are in mostly fox farm ocean forest potting soil, worm castings from my worm bin and bat guano outdoors in air pots (to keep them from taking over our small yard).

You're going to see blossoms and fruit probably next year, as long as you feed them and don't move them.

[@danvankouwenberg7234]

The canes that bare fruit may have been removed before you bought them.

[@katieanneozarkhollowhomestead]

Many raspberry varieties only set fruit on two year canes.