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How to Propagate Blueberry BushesNothing beats homegrown blueberries. Well, except for maybe one thing… more blueberries!
If you want to expand your berry patch – or get started growing blueberries – sure, you could go buy plants from a nursery, but why not try propagating your own bushes?
Doing your own propagation at home is so rewarding, not to mention cost effective. It’s worth a try.
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In our guide to growing blueberries, we cover how to cultivate these plants in your home garden.
In this article we will cover four propagation methods. Here’s the lineup:
Whether you want to turn your existing plant into a row of productive bushes, or get started on your own berry patch, you can do so with one of these propagation methods.
CuttingsBlueberries can be propagated via softwood or hardwood stem cuttings. Softwood cuttings are often the preferred commercial method, as they usually have better and quicker rooting success.
When taking cuttings, whether softwood or hardwood, always choose the strongest, healthiest mother plants and branches to harvest from.
To create a good propagation mixture that can be used for either type, combine equal parts of coarse sand, ground pine bark, and peat moss, or equal parts perlite and peat moss. Moisten before inserting the cuttings, but do not saturate the medium.
Make sure your container is at least four to five inches deep. You can use one-gallon containers or flats with deep cells.
While neither hard or softwood cuttings need rooting hormone to root properly, dipping the ends in a product like Bontone II Rooting Powder, available at Arbico Organics, just before sticking them in their
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