How to Root Cuttings Like Blueberry, Apple, Fig, and Honeysuckle

[@ArronLupus1997]

For all of its good, honeysuckle is an extremely invasive species that can easily shade out and kill all kinds of plants, just wanted to make sure that this information was part of the comments

[@johnliberty3647]

It murders shrubs.. my least favorite vine outside of Poison Ivy.

[@davemartin1534]

Yes it is invasive as I have spent hours diging out honey suckle root and all. Made sure the roots got in the trash dumpster. What I want to know is why he didn't find a sapling and dig out the root Saplin was on and take a pice of that root and transplant that sapling on the root. In the ground.

[@abydosianchulac2]

To clarify for the future, there _are_ non-invasive, native honeysuckle vines in the US, though they can still sometimes grow aggressively.

[@Earthy-Artist]

Thank you Luke! You never cease to amaze me with the amount of valuable information you share, thank you! Thank you! Thank you!

[@davecarlson9088]

Solved my rabbit problem, 90 cent 2 gallon white buckets, have to buy 20, but perfect for half hydro farming, feed it from the bottom when the roots drop in. For climbing roses, I bungee cord it 2 feet off the ground so the bottom bucket drops to refill nutrients, miracle grow or whatever... You share so much with all of us, I wanted to give an idea back. .

[@darya1226]

This video has more information than the last 5 videos I watched put together.

[@BumbleBeeJunction]

Funny you had cuttings and honey in the same video. We use honey to root our cuttings many times. I think you'll find that it protects your cuttings from rot, and provides a natural nutrient base for young roots. JMHO but we have used honey for rooting cuttings for many years with good success.

[@MIgardener]

We have used honey as well for cuttings! Something I totally forgot to mention.

[@mongolioose]

Wow, this is new to me! Very interesting...do you just stick one end in a vat of honey and voila? I would greatly appreciate some elaboration, please.

[@BumbleBeeJunction]

It pretty much is that simple as long as you follow the other basics of rooting (temp / humidity / etc) - then the honey can use its micro nutrients and anti rot properties to support the young cutting... Dip the cutting just like you would any other cutting and then place in a soilless potting mix or whatever you normally use...

[@mongolioose]

Thank you! I muchly appreciate your response. I will most definitely be trying this out.

[@theoriginalkeepercreek]

I have been gardening for well over 40 years and never heard of using honey. It make sense, Thanks!

[@jeanmuehlfelt7942]

It helps on some hardwood cuttings to cut one end at a 45 degree angle and the other end straight across. If you accidentally drop the cuttings, you can gather them off the ground and will know which end is up and which is down.

[@MIgardener]

That is indeed a good tip. I should have added that. Thanks!

[@jrogers9052]

great work, man. this is a gardening tip you don't normally find. By the way, my son noticed that there was one "thumbs down" and asked, "how can someone *not* like this??" lol

[@MIgardener]

I don't know how someone can't like this.... We put so much effort and thought into every video that it sometimes baffles me, but then I realize people with a cold heart will always have a cold heart.

[@CRTRRTinGA]

It could easily be an accidental thumbs down. I've been guilty of it myself.

[@maranscandy9350]

Maybe honeysuckle is a non-native invasive plant? I believe it was one of the plants hastily imported long ago used for erosion control. If its good for the bees that's a plus. As kids we used to eat the nectar from the flowers.

[@dbcrn859]

Bush honeysuckle is a non-native invasive and should not be propagated.

[@robynmoore7404]

Good god I love this channel it is so informative it’s like you have a video for ANY and EVERY topic

[@HAL1400]

Aloe Vera can be used instead of cloneX. Cut a piece of Aloe Vera plant, stick cuttings in to aloe piece, put in medium. it works as root hormone and protects against rot.

[@Ianizlooking]

Amazing tip

[@MIgardener]

Awesome tip! you can also use honey in the same way.

[@oakley2001]

I'm going to try saving a blueberry cutting with Agave Nectar

[@HippychickTruthseeker]

Awesome

[@cultivatingorganicbyjomig1719]

I really appreciate that you put into words the things I have been doing to propagate many of my plants:-) Some methods I learned from watching neighbor gardeners growing up and some I did as experiments out of curiosity. You are right about growth hormone I never find a need for them. For what I heard they don't always work as well. TFS.

[@MIgardener]

Exactly.... some need it, but many don't at all!

[@mollysmith6055]

Awesome, awesome video! We are currently into deep freeze here so this won't help right now but i will save this info for future gardening efforts!

[@charlescomstock7418]

Thank you for all the educational stuff you do.. This is my second container garden, and though I have killed many plants,, I am learning

[@thebasicquestion2853]

Thank you for the great video. Rosemary flowers in winter where I am. That might help the 🐝’s.

[@silverrose7554]

I should have just come here in the first place !wasted 1 hr looking at other video that was not helpful. Yours was amazing 😉! Thank you 🙏

[@yravaage3589]

I'll try elderberries! thanks :)

[@bonniemae187]

do you have a day job too? idk how you find the time not just for all this incredible gardening, but also making and editing videos, etc. wow! kudos to you my friend!

[@highlandscommunityclub1160]

Thank you! Great video. How did you sterilize your organic matter? In the oven?

[@BlueMoiraine]

Thank you for the info! Can the shoots coming from ground level of a fruit tree be used as cuttings? I'm pruning them at the moment, and wondering if I can give them a chance to survive and become their own tree!

[@michaelbahr7267]

Can you air layer blueberry? Ill try next week. Just bought a blueberry bush haven't planted yet. Left a like

[@PinkChucky15]

So interesting, you can really tell the difference between the dead and alive cuttings.

[@MIgardener]

The dead are VERY dead haha

[@Quantum_GirlE]

Im confused about what is considered "upside down" when inserting the cuttings in soil. About to propogate wine berry. Can you elaborate which side is "up", and which is "down"? Thank you Luke! Love what you do!

[@arijitghosh6378]

Many trees that grow from seeds, have tap root system but cuttings create plants with adventitious roots. Could you please explain how that affects the growth and other aspects of the cuttings and how they differ from the mother plant?

[@muuuuuud]

"Pour a spoonful of cinnamon onto a paper towel and roll the damp stem ends in it . This will encourage the stem to produce more stems, while helping to prevent the fungus that causes damping-off disease" Two years ago i found out that cinnamon has an antifungal effect, saved an amaryllis bulb that had been put into wax and stuck on a metal base so it stood up by cleaning it off and rubbing some cinnamon on it before putting it into the soil. I hope this helps someone. ^^

[@darby8366]

Exactly the information I've been seeking. And: MICHIGAN WEATHER! So funny. Thank you very much for the education.

[@brownthumbnursery]

I would love to see one of the Apple trees to you propagated through cuttings. All of the dozens of videos about it, I still haven’t seen one successful propagation of an Apple tree.

[@EstanciaLasToscas]

When is the best time to do this..fall winter or spring? Ian in Patagonia and wanna try now ..it's early fall..or I my better off waiting till winter? Thanks

[@CaptainPupu]

Early - mid spring

[@ioanzaman9225]

Thank you for the information you provide us! In which month is it recommended to perform this operation? It can also be applied to fruit trees, for example: apple?

[@fourdayhomestead2839]

Great info. I've forgotten about the higher temp to have success. I've got 1220 feet of fence line to do, so I'd better get cutting...

[@valeriesanchez3074]

High levels of dissolved oxygen promote healthy root growth. ... When there's less oxygen in the water than there is in the plant, this reduces the permeability of roots to water, therefore reducing (even reversing) the absorption of nutrients. the concentration of dissolved oxygen in surface water is affected by temperature and has both a seasonal and a daily cycle. Cold water can hold more dissolved oxygen than warm water. In winter and early spring, when the water temperature is low, the dissolved oxygen concentration is high. In summer and fall, when the water temperature is high, the dissolved-oxygen concentration is often lower. Levels of 8 mg/l or higher are generally considered to be good for greenhouse production and much higher levels, as high as 30 mg/l or more, are achievable and can be beneficial. If the DO levels are below 4 mg/l, the water is hypoxic and becomes very detrimental, possibly fatal, to plants and animals. For water, 1 ppm = approximately 1 mg/L (also written as mg/l) of contaminant in water, and 1 ppb = 1 ug/L (also written as ug/l). A measurement of 6 mg/L is the same as 6 ppm. Hope this helps some people. 🙃

[@C3Voyage]

Loved the info! How does one sterilize compost? Bake (heat)? That's the first thing that came to mind when you mentioned it. I often have rot with cuttings so I hope this info will help increase my success. Thanks Luke. Brent

[@jrogers9052]

you can bake your compost at 400 deg. for 20 minutes or so and that normally sterilizes pretty well.

[@C3Voyage]

Thanks JR. It's what I figured. Did on a grill one year because doing it in the house stinks pretty bad.

[@aperson1181]

What rooting hormone do you think is safe to use on food crops that you will eat?

[@Kermittreefrog]

You have the absolute best videos. I have learned so much from you. Thank you!

[@lynutermark1454]

I love the idea using honey as a root hormone.... I have two blueberry cuttings and I will use the raw honey to root them.... thank you.

[@lydiahubbell6278]

How did it do?

[@lynutermark1454]

@@lydiahubbell6278 not good, I must have done something wrong.

[@lydiahubbell6278]

@@lynutermark1454 well, I hear they are tough to root. I am about to try

[@lynutermark1454]

@@lydiahubbell6278 let me know how it turns out.

[@stellalombardo4709]

Thank you for such an amazing tip, I just love your videos you are truly amazing!!!

[@loki12fx]

is the procedure the same for soft stemmed plants? like passion flower vines

[@MIgardener]

Absolutely :) The time is just far less

[@jeffreydustin5303]

To dome or not to dome? That is the question.

[@desertplantsofavalon]

Thanks so much for sharing these tips on how to root cuttings and sending you an abundance of love and happy growing from Ireland for a fantastic day XXXX

[@AurelienCarnoy]

Great video. Do you have a fallow up video?

[@corrinjade3973]

I use honey and cinnamon as rooting hormone. :)

[@tvn2920]

Hi MI. So these cuttings don't need to dip in rooting powder and no cover ? What part of sun this pot stay? Once thay are rooting it will be. Fall in here (Edmonton Alberta Canada) would they grow inside till Spring ? Thanks a lot MI

[@JohnDoe_88]

Is it better to take fall or spring dormant cuttings?

[@heathenalchemist8383]

The idea of deliberately propagating honeysuckle blows my mind a little bit. If I want honeysuckle here I just have to ignore a patch and it appears! I do appreciate the information for the other plants though.

[@andyweiss1]

What species of honeysuckle are you introducing?

[@sherali1722]

Is apple cuttings provides roots without rooting harmon?

[@julieselden7932]

I didn't know it was so easy to grow figs! I have been wanting to try them, but being in MI I didn't think they would grow that well!

[@johnliberty3647]

I heard a story about a guy in Rochester NY who grew a fig tree, he covered the Fig in heavy blankets every winter, usually used worn out discarded carpet because it's free. When he shoveled his driveway in winter he piled the snow on top for extra insulation. I never met the guy or saw the tree but I believe it to be true because the guy who told me about it was honest and it just makes sense that such a set up would work.

[@sagepreaumx9903]

Are grapevines a lot different to propagate? Would it be good to have some sand, maybe at the bottom for good drainage? You took cuttings from a dormant plant but your grass is still green? How do you know when roots have formed. Will there be leaves budding or do you just have to slightly pull to test for roots? I'm confused, your rooting them under grow lights? Then you're setting them out in the cold till spring?

[@johnliberty3647]

Rooting Hormones are more or less a fungicide, it has the hormone but the plants you cut already have them (in most cases).. I use the rooting hormone to prevent rot.

[@Thunderiusunit]

A great video out of many great ones! I could use some advice with my cutting: I got a successful white willow cutting with several new branches that suddenly sprouted (but have not grown larger for a long time), and it is currently (July 2018) in a medium sized flower pot. When winter comes, should I keep it indoors, or let it experience the winter season? Temperatures during winter may reach down to minus thirty degrees Celsius...

[@rudy52350]

very good vid...thanks,rudy

[@JohnDoe_88]

Should you avoid leaving your cutting outside if theres frost? I tried gooseberry hardwood and softwood cuttings last year and found 100% success with the hardwood and 0% with the softwood...

[@tigerofwu]

Any chance you could come back to this one again? From start to replanting. I want to move some wild honeysuckle to the front of my yard for bees & birds but I'm not even sure what it looks like with everything being dead outside.

[@bobmarshall680]

Good Job ! Like Wine Getting Better. Keep it Going Bob M.

[@michaelgraham768]

Catnip is great for bees, they love the flowers (when they're purple, sometimes they have white-mine have varied year to year before) by the second or third year the bush was ridiculously big and flowered like nothing else and the bees could not stay away

[@michaelgraham768]

Should soft stem cuttings still be taken when dorment? Perenials of course bc something like tomatos don't go dormant, they just die (depressing, I know) I'm trying to root some climbing roses I have

[@eddiedavila8685]

Hi, do you sell blueberry seeds/plants on your website?

[@prowlamongus]

Can blueberry bushes be done this way? I"ve seen other videos where they take green leafed cutting in late Aug or early Sept, strip most of the leaves and proceed from there? Can you help me?

[@darknlovelyanitaw.6088]

Can I cut my blueberry bush? Place in pots and they will grow? I'm in Northern California, Bay Area.

[@MIgardener]

You can certainly try! I would recommend getting a rooting hormone for that.

[@tvn2920]

Hello MI, I will prune my Plum and Apricot trees tomorrow Would you please teach me how to use cut branches to grow new trees. Pls n thank you. :)

[@natefidalgo7625]

I see another method where one uses a water bottle or container and puts the cuttings just standing up in water like a hydroponic method after it roots a little bit moves to soil container. Curious if you had any experience with that and if doing it hydroponically grows it faster or what the option/what types of cuttings can you do hydroponically before transferring to soil containers.

[@mariaapostol2002]

Soft wood cuttings in water(basil,mint,oregano,rosemary, tomatoes... Hard wood cuttings in soil(currants ,gooseberrys,plums,cherrys ,figs... From what I've learnd. Even if my favourit way of cloning plants is layering(for lemon,grape,kiwi,currants,gooseberrys, blackberrys and about any fruit tree or berry) in late spring. I sometimes take cuttings.

[@124bucket]

this says nov 30 did you do the cuttings this late?

[@austinj3881]

I do 100% sand, I suggest everybody use only sand. Not just because of it being inert with good drainage but because it is so much easier to check for roots while Lessing the chances of damaging roots that might exist.

[@natefidalgo7625]

Also still a little unsure of where to take the ideal cuts for cloning for different things and what the ideal length and diameter should be when you make the cut. Also if you did uses a long and huge diameter cut will it equate to the age of the clone. For example if you cut a 3inch diameter branch that is 4 to 6 ft tall could you say when it roots it will be older then a small cut that like you have? Really curious if the cut size has any relation to the age at which you start the clone ???

[@mariaapostol2002]

No,it does not becose some plants grow very thick by their nature.

[@mariaapostol2002]

The diameter from my experience is about 2cm or 1inch

[@dawgg0077]

Luke, what about grape vines, will they do OK this time of year? I'm in Northern Ontario, right at the top of the UP.

[@MIgardener]

They will! But you can take the cuttings at any time of the year as long as the plant is dormant.

[@SuperFiretree]

Thanks for sharing your important video ....

[@maskcollector6949]

I think it's fair to say that the sooner you harvest cuttings after it's dormant, the better chances you'll have that it's green. So I guess early to mid fall, probably.

[@bilquessakbar8052]

what about hardwood cuttings such as sweet chestnut trees, will they work?

[@MIgardener]

it is worth a try!

[@xshanghu]

Good job!

[@MrWillyWonka]

What angle are you supposed to be cutting the end you're going to put in the soil/water?

[@frankdavidson9675]

cut the bottom at 45 deg leave the top end flat that way you will know

[@cwscamman]

here in Maine and over in NH Honeysuckle is considered an "invasive species" and can not be imported... just saying that people should check with their state agricultural recommendations for transplanting species... thanks for the info

[@VictorNewman201]

Charles Scamman Japanese Honeysuckle is invasive, but there are native US species that are not

[@kurtayordy]

How many survived and how are they doing?

[@evelyncastro-lake9716]

When is a good time to do this? I have a red honeysuckle that I would like to propagate next year.

[@tingoose98]

Thank you planter mrbeast

[@kestane123chesmo]

Will it work for japanese maples ?

[@cybernoid001]

Do you know the specific name of your honeysuckle? I've looked into them for my bees, but was getting mixed search results. Or if you plan on selling any, I'd be happy to purchase.

[@MIgardener]

We have pink and white honeysuckle, I have zero clue as to what type it is! I wish I knew actually...

[@stellaluuk2713]

I once bought some heather plants in the spring that were flowering and the local bees went nuts for them. The bees certain need early flowers!

[@onitbrkn]

snap off a piece of aloe vera and dip the stem inside of it a few times to cover it then put in moist soil. how do you "work a cutting outside" from indoor lights?

[@phillyhippie]

What about planting native flowers to attract bees?

[@melikby]

You can plant them in seeds or buy already growed and then plant.

[@iwnunn7999]

Great head of hair

[@rcmangagirl]

Do you know the best way to root Japanese cherry blossoms?

[@themandan9400]

Tell me, how do you increase the size of a fruit on a fruit tree?

[@AndreaS-oq7sw]

Do you buy sterile soil or sterilize soil yourself?

[@broniuksantanuks6605]

2.7% dislikes? How can you dislike gardening vid?

[@theoriginalkeepercreek]

My understanding has always been that to do fruit trees (apples) you had to graft if you wanted edible fruit not crab apples. I have never grown any type of fruit trees. Have I missed something here?

[@katieanneozarkhollowhomestead]

keepercreek it will grow edible large fruit, it will just be a full size tree and not a dwarf or semi dwarf.

[@joelegrand5903]

Honeysuckle is self rooting!

[@KeedTargaryen]

Hey, you mentioned this applies to all plants, does this apply to mangoes, jackfruits, pomegranates?

[@nancyfahey7518]

Keed Targaryen. I've done pomergranites. Over the winter in a compost bin within a wormbin.

[@Rankin103]

Trying 6 cuttings today........

[@fluffmcmuff6801]

0:13 What?

[@roblwsn4802]

i use cloneX

[@roblwsn4802]

black bottle

[@MIgardener]

I love the stuff!

[@wholecirclehomestead2529]

Great information... soon you will have berries coming out your ears!

[@MIgardener]

We just love the flowers for the bees. Seriously nothing beats the smell of the honey, the color, or the production. It is incredible!

[@hdturner1]

honeysuckle is an invasive weed. I pull up huge handfuls every year.

[@echosquest]

Thought honeysuckle is invasive?

[@VictorNewman201]

R. J. Denicola Japanese Honeysuckle is invasive, but there are Honeysuckles that are native to America, like Trumpet Honeysuckle.

[@michaelgraham768]

Aren't the invasive ones viney as well? I figured they were different because he's cutting from a tree

[@PlantNerdExperiments]

The invasive ones can look like vines or trees. Their trunks can get quite thick. This is almost certainly Japanese invasive honeysuckle based on the massive spreading.

[@chuck1prillaman]

Oh. I've been doing it wrong. No wonder I'm a failure.

[@yinshah3303]

I can find many videos showing successful rootings of GROWING young shoots yet you say almost never works??? Interesting…..

[@Grants1616]

A shame to see invasive species being promoted this way. How about using native alternatives that benefit honey bees and don’t threaten our native ecosystems. Serviceberry, ninebark, elderberry, New Jersey tea, to name a few.

[@rebeccajohnson1368]

Your point well taken but the way you communicated can use a little tweaking :). Luke s intention was probably not like "this is an invasive plant, let me promote this to a million more people". Thanks for sharing! BTW not all honeysuckles are invasive

[@Rankin103]

Great work...