INCREASE your Shrubs for FREE using THIS ANCIENT TECHNIQUE!

[@emrob31]

The world needs more Stefan!

[@ZaneMedia]

Haha love this

[@StefanSobkowiak]

Reading the comments there are many more coming in back and front yards all around the world.

[@sjr7822]

I was trying this method trying to grow more white lilacs, I see my mistake, I covered the tip. Lesson learned. Thanks

[@ZaneMedia]

Glad we could help

[@davehendricks4824]

Did that with my gooseberry bushes and forsythias. Works every time!

[@MrToad-actual]

You lifetime of knowledge is so very much appreciated! Thank you!

[@ZaneMedia]

We’re glad you enjoyed this one

[@michelleshorey1399]

I have done this technique with my rhododendrons and hydrangeas. Works great!

[@StefanSobkowiak]

Wonderful!

[@szabonorbert9369]

I didn't have much success with cuttings so far but I will try again and again and next time I will definitely try the willow water. This year I will try to do more layering because I need a lot of new plants. Thank you for the tips

[@ZaneMedia]

Glad we could help

[@StefanSobkowiak]

Wonderful! Try some easier plants: willow, currants, grape...

[@szabonorbert9369]

With those I actually had success, I planted at least 200 willow trees, and currants too. I wish that every cutting would root that easily

[@jons5898]

Thanks Stefan, I got 9 new gooseberry plants last year doing this layering technique. Just pruned some black currants last week and kept the best cuttings to see if they’ll root. For raspberries I just dig up the suckers and move them to another location.

[@StefanSobkowiak]

Wonderful, abundance coming.

[@ohfuku]

Out of all the gardening channels Im subbed to .. Yours always fill my brain with fresh ideas, thx :)

[@StefanSobkowiak]

Awesome, thank you!

[@neebinmakwah349]

Love this guy😄

[@michaelboom7704]

A few years ago I did the rock on the branch technique on the Potentila bush but had scraped the bark off where I had laid on the soil. I wanted to try this with blueberry plants this summer after production is done.

[@arianamckone7713]

Thanks for the info Stefen!

[@ArtemisGreenleaf]

My goji berry roots anywhere a branch thinks about touching the ground. If I don't keep them pulled up to a stake in a pony tail, the plant will take over the entire bed.

[@matthewdelaplain3550]

always enjoy your content. hey, what time of year is the best time to take one year old hardwood cuttings and placing them in the ground? thank you for your expertise, Matt

[@StefanSobkowiak]

Usually the fall or spring, depends on the species.

[@JS-jh4cy]

I love the bird 🐦 psychology tip😊

[@ironmaiden3751]

I saw this method recently on another channel so this Spring I put rocks on my currants, hazelnuts and raspberries. I'm excited! All of the leaves at the end of the bent branch past the rock are growing new leaves so I'm hopeful to be lifting new roots and saving big dough to expand my food forest!

[@StefanSobkowiak]

Should be ready by September to transplant otherwise next spring.

[@ironmaiden3751]

@@StefanSobkowiak Good to know, I wondered about timing, thank you!

[@angelapriddy6308]

Oh this is so neat that I found your channel thank you so much

[@StefanSobkowiak]

You are so welcome!

[@DustySplinters]

Stefan, can this also be done with fruit trees? Perhaps air layering?

[@StefanSobkowiak]

It can, best to plant the trees near horizontal and partly bury and shoot will emerge that can be rooted if you cover them. Leave the top uncovered.

[@DustySplinters]

@@StefanSobkowiak THX So Air Layering could work as well. Have you ever tried that?

[@StefanSobkowiak]

I have but no success. You need to keep a better eye on it and baby it with daily water.

[@MakeLifeWholesome]

I love those tips! Thank you for sharing your wisdom and making gardening easier ❤

[@suzanneseely7167]

This was very informative, so much so, that I am going try it with my hydrangeas. Your clear instructions gave me the confidence to actually try this. Thank you.

[@StefanSobkowiak]

Glad it was helpful! So much of propagation is cookbook recipes. Once you find what works well you can really crank out plants.

[@sreykimsear]

This is tremendously helpful.

[@kingjames4886]

my current bushes do this on their own. I started with 2 bushes years ago, now I have a bunch.

[@vickijenkins1266]

I do this with azaleas!

[@gauravdiwan8710]

Nice sir 🙏💐

[@ZaneMedia]

We’re glad you liked this one thanks for the love

[@MarkusBence]

Thanks for the contents. What if i dont remove the rooted branch from the mother plant? This way i will get much more root/plant. Or it doesnt work that way and the connection between the two plants will be stopped anyway?

[@StefanSobkowiak]

It works, you will just get a bigger and wider mother plant.

[@petekooshian5595]

I'll be trying layering this year for sure! Does ot ever work for fruit trees?

[@StefanSobkowiak]

It's different, usually the tree is planted almost horizontal and covered all but the top and the trunk send out new shoots which root.

[@andrewschoenfeldt5620]

Air Layering

[@222mmax]

I've seen long tall thin Mugwort bends down to the ground naturally. I don't know if they do that to propagate or it's too tall and thin that they just couldn't stand. Thank you God bless you Maranatha

[@Deeceesadventures]

Good stuff Sir

[@Thecornerstonehomestead1]

For raspberries too ?

[@thehillsidegardener3961]

Yep, I've done this with raspberries but on the other hand it didn't work with blackberries for me.

[@angelad.8944]

@@thehillsidegardener3961 black berries like tip layering better. Just push the tips in and cover with a rock or something.

[@Warrior-In-the-Garden]

Wow that root mass is remarkable! So excited my thornless blackberry did this with no help from me. This year I'll be more intentional. Will this work for blueberries?

[@StefanSobkowiak]

Yes but slower and longer, may need some rooting hormone and a nick.

[@Green.Country.Agroforestry]

YES to giving some to your neighbor .. but also tell them to put out surface water for the birds, unless they want the birds to get their water from the fruit - which is the main reason for fruit eating behavior in your otherwise helpful avian allies. Unless you just want to enjoy watching them be tormented by fruit eating birds .. dark, Stefan, dark 😉

[@MalinaImport]

Love the advice, thanks! Can this be done with lonicera caerulea (honeyberry)?

[@StefanSobkowiak]

Yes, absolutely

[@MalinaImport]

@@StefanSobkowiak Thank you Stefan! That is wonderful news. Also, do you know if honeyberry is resistant to juglone? From my investigation online I did not find it in any of the lists of juglone resistant plants. Any personal experience with it? I have one honeyberry growing near a manchurian nut, one of the least juglone exuding walnut family species. They are both too young to have any input on the matter from my end.

[@StefanSobkowiak]

I don't think so, our closest ones have died.

[@MalinaImport]

@@StefanSobkowiak Thank you ever so much for taking the time to reply to my question! I have been keeping a close eye on the honeyberry close to the manchurian nut and it seems to be doing rather well! I have read that Juglans mandshurica exudes the least juglone from all Juglans species, so maybe it has to do with that? If you are curious I can update you in some years on how they fare together. Wishing you all the best Stefan!

[@natashaa7944]

Can this technique be done now, this time of year? (I'm in Eastern Ontario, just a couple hours away from you). Some of my berry bushes buds are opened up. Thank you for sharing your knowledge! :)

[@StefanSobkowiak]

Yes, layering can be done anytime you can bend branches.

[@shapiemau2244]

Hi Stefan, this off the topic, but do you have a remedy for leaf curl on peach trees that are aligned with natural healing rather than the copper remedies that are on line? I am still inclined to think that the remedy is in the nutritional shortfalls that may be in my soil. This is the first year out of the five years that it has been growing that it has suffered this. I do mulch before winter, but even my mulch might be missing some important ingredient/s. Best wishes.

[@StefanSobkowiak]

True about nutritional deficiencies. There is always one element that is the bottleneck at a time, you need minerals and the best source of raw minerals is rock dust. The single type best rock dust is basalt, glacial gravel dust of mixed rock is the ideal. 5:1 compost:rock dust mix is the best most available source I know applied as a mulch around the tree. Try it.

[@shapiemau2244]

@@StefanSobkowiak Stefan, I appreciate your feed back. I will order some in and I will come back to this comment in the future to let you know how it is doing. Thank you very much and best wishes to you.

[@Veritas-dn6ss]

Have you had success with this technique on very hard to root trees like apples, plums, or pears? Would you scrape the buried part first and add rooting hormone to increase the chances of rooting? If you have had success, how long does it take to get roots on apple, pear, and plum trees?

[@StefanSobkowiak]

We have used a similar technique for trees except you dont bend down branches you plant the tree almost flat and bury it along most of its length.

[@Veritas-dn6ss]

@@StefanSobkowiak Ok, so lets say you have a 6 ft. pear tree on OHxF87 rootstock. Do you nick the trunk and add rooting hormone prior to planting it horizontally with the tip sticking out of the soil? What percentage of success is a person likely to have by doing this in terms of new trees with roots? Can this be done in a single spring/summer/fall and get a few new pear trees on their own roots? thanks!

[@StefanSobkowiak]

Good question. I did some searching and didn't find good info on the technique. Like some cooking some recipes are not shared widely. I would say try with and without nicking (nick higher up the tree just in case). No idea of the success. Usually planted in spring will give trees by fall.

[@ajmoore43]

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[@financial1018]

Second...😊

[@veela420]

First❤😂

[@Greencloud8]

What about all the deer eating my plants?

[@StefanSobkowiak]

Check out my "plant this first" video about deer fencing.