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Produce => Edible Plants => Topic started by: lottie lou on October 07, 2012, 18:25:41

Title: blackberry cuttings
Post by: lottie lou on October 07, 2012, 18:25:41
Would a blackberry cutting root in water or do I need to bung it into some soil.  Many thanks for assistance.
Title: Re: blackberry cuttings
Post by: pumkinlover on October 07, 2012, 18:33:45
I think that I would bend a branch down and put a brick on it, then dig up when rooted.
The wild ones spread that way so should be easy :happy7:
Title: Re: blackberry cuttings
Post by: Kleftiwallah on October 08, 2012, 12:18:35

pumpkinlover has it spot on.  This is how the blackberry or bramble spreads to new ground.  The long branches eventually bend down and touch the ground, from where it touches roots form.  If you peg an end down in a pot of compost, I'm sure it will root and then you can cut off the branch.
:blob7:
Cheers,  Tony.
Title: Re: blackberry cuttings
Post by: saddad on October 08, 2012, 17:13:36
They root down at the tip better in the warmer months...