Looking good! There is a role thorned blackberries can play, though... next to a fence you can train them on, that you want critters of various species to think twice before trying to climb over. These days, that can fit into other ideas you have for your place... and you get fruit, too. :)
The bevel cut does help because it exposes more of the phloem and xylem to carry moisture and nutrients into the cutting to keep it from drying out. It works the same way on cut flowers. They will last longer if you cut a 45 degree angle at the base of the stem.
Wasnt sure if you could do it this way or not. My blackberries are like my raspberry plants and just grow everywhere. I have to dig the roots up to stop them from going farther. Usually give a 5 gallon bucket away to 3 people that want the new ones or chuck them in my stream. Glad to find your video bc im gonna try this with a few of my cuttings soon before spring. So much more attention to detail to keep alive but more rewarding to me if i can succeed
What should be done with ones that I pulled out by the roots? Can they go directly into the ground or container where I want to transplant them or should I soak them in a bucket so they don't go into shock?
@TexasPrepper2 have you tried using straight perlite, tried 4 cuttings only 2 so far forming roots other 2 turned brown also wrapped a clear bag or plastic over it like a mini greenhouse during the winter months.
I have take root. I have 1 bush that produced fruit last year and untrimmed after like you said. I have new canes and I want to propagate to have more plants so I'll have to cut a potential good cane. How do you recommend I cut and where?
Just cut them like I did in this video Make sure you know which way it "UP"... In other words, which way the plant was growing. Don't try to propagate it upside down. Also, I don't have much luck in the summer so you need to hurry before it gets hot
Yea there is a reason to cut at an angel. You are supposed to re-cut under water to prevent an air bubble from going into the stalk. It can die if it does.
The last part of the video your just sticking the cuttings in the pot. I didnt see you soak the last bunch you pushed into the pale. Maybe you soaked them off camera and then showed you putting them in. I just bought my first thorneless black berry plants and planted them under a new trellis i built. Thanks for this video. Very informative for a new grower. I just subscribed and ill be checking out your channel for more growing tips. A question i have on the canes you just planed are they older canes or ones that grew this past year? Thanks Ed
Couple of questions: 1) typically you’ve taken clippings from new growth tips. Are these more mature clippings than what you usually propagate? 2) Do you think you could do this style in a colder zone (7) or would you have to bring them inside? 3) Like some of yours, some of mine, even my Prime Ark Freedoms, have lost their leaves. Do you think it is too late to propagate like this after they have lost their leaves?
I think now is the time even in Zone 7. I don't think you would have to bring them inside... I think they would dry out if brought in I take cuttings where I want to prune... sometimes it's the terminal end... sometimes (if i let them grow too long) it's a much longer cane that I have to cut into pieces... like I did here.
what is your success rate w/out the dip n grow? I can't get that right now; as an alternative would it benefit my cuttings to make and use willow tea to water with?
Actually, I have one pot without DnG that I did when I did these. So... we'll see... Some things propagate easily. Blackberries are one of them, so may not need hormone. But, if it helps the % of success... it's a pretty cheap way to guarantee better results
Maybe Some things root better than others Figs root easy. So do berries and grapes But, I think the hormone helps and it's not that expensive: amzn.to/3SPr30S
I don't remember this specific propagation effort, but I usually got good results. In summer I don't do well at all, so I quit trying to propagate in summer
Do you use up your cuttings every year or do you overwinter them somewhere or what do you do? I realize you are in Texas but I was just wondering. Also, how do you like the Prime ark variety? T for Tennessee here by the way. 👍
@@BIGALTX thx for the quick reply. I’m thinking I will do the same for family and friends. I’ve got some second year Arapaho and Quachita for this year. Get cuttings after harvest. I would have pm’ed you but dont know how. Don’t want to take up too much time here. THX
@@terryallard1918 This is the best way to contact me anyway. BTW, summer is not a good time to try to propagate. I've had limited success in summer (TX heat, maybe)
Depends on the temperature and the weather. Summertime is really hard on cuttings. Success rate is pretty small. I usually do cuttings in the fall and winter.
I think it might help, but it’s not necessary. I have propagated many cuttings without leaves. In fact, they will start sprouting leaves pretty quickly if the cutting is viable.
Sometimes the success rate in propagation is just terrible. Especially in summer. I just have very little success doing it when the weather is hot. Fall and winter is much better.
Sometimes the success rate in propagation is just terrible. Especially in summer. I just have very little success doing it when the weather is hot. Fall and winter is much better.
@@BIGALTX watching you propagating videos again. I have some tall canes that i want to clone, but i plan on waiting until the end of summer to cut them. I hope i can hold off. They are getting tall.
GS is about an hour from me. Check with any tree service near you and tell them you're available for dumps. They might charge a few bucks if you are out of the way. Look for tree trimmers working for the state or county. Stop and ask what they are going to do with their chips...
Hello. While this is my 1st time trying blackberries, another old fashioned way is to use spit and cinnamon as a rooting hormone. up to this point I have had a pretty high success rate of getting plants and shrubs to root. From what I have gathered is that spit is just an old wives tale but cinnamon is a rooting hormone? Either way spit makes the cinnamon stick to the cutting. I am not willing to say it works better then rooting hormone? But it definitely will work in a pinch. Thought that might help someone somewhere who doesnt have rooting hormone on hand.
No, you can take multiple cuttings from a cane. If you are in a zone that's hot right now, I wouldn't try it. Summer is a terrible time to propagate. Fall/Winter is best
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@@BIGALTX 😂😂😂😂 I just found you but I think you should just go ahead and make at least a short saying "alright alright alright "😂 Also Thank you for all of your wisdom 🥰
I followed these instructions on some cuttings I took in June. Had a 90% success rate. Thanks 😊
Great job!
Looking good! There is a role thorned blackberries can play, though... next to a fence you can train them on, that you want critters of various species to think twice before trying to climb over. These days, that can fit into other ideas you have for your place... and you get fruit, too. :)
Yep... that is very, VERY true
Yes! I do the same thing. They’re so easy to grow. Great share
Thanks, B&S!
The bevel cut does help because it exposes more of the phloem and xylem to carry moisture and nutrients into the cutting to keep it from drying out. It works the same way on cut flowers. They will last longer if you cut a 45 degree angle at the base of the stem.
Thanks for the info!
...the 'scarification' (scraping) of the stem will expose Multiple-Xs More of the phloem & xylem layers than that 45-deg cut...
Great video, good info. That time of year, I have 10 plants I need to replant into containers with Hoss drip irrigation. Gets dark way to early.
Tru Dat :)
Wasnt sure if you could do it this way or not. My blackberries are like my raspberry plants and just grow everywhere. I have to dig the roots up to stop them from going farther. Usually give a 5 gallon bucket away to 3 people that want the new ones or chuck them in my stream. Glad to find your video bc im gonna try this with a few of my cuttings soon before spring. So much more attention to detail to keep alive but more rewarding to me if i can succeed
I've never grown raspies, but I think they have the same growth and propagation habits.
Welcome aboard!
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i was told the beveled cut also produces more roots and tells you wich way is up or down,, thank you for the tips and info
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Wow... thanks for subbing... and greetings from Texas!
What should be done with ones that I pulled out by the roots? Can they go directly into the ground or container where I want to transplant them or should I soak them in a bucket so they don't go into shock?
If they have a REALLY good root system, you might get away with planting them now
I always went in a pot first because it gets hot quickly here
@TexasPrepper2 have you tried using straight perlite, tried 4 cuttings only 2 so far forming roots other 2 turned brown also wrapped a clear bag or plastic over it like a mini greenhouse during the winter months.
I have not.
That was going to be my next experiment :)
Yes, strait perlite works great!
Nice sharing
Thanks for visiting
I have take root. I have 1 bush that produced fruit last year and untrimmed after like you said. I have new canes and I want to propagate to have more plants so I'll have to cut a potential good cane. How do you recommend I cut and where?
Just cut them like I did in this video
Make sure you know which way it "UP"... In other words, which way the plant was growing.
Don't try to propagate it upside down.
Also, I don't have much luck in the summer so you need to hurry before it gets hot
@@BIGALTX thank you so much!!!! I'll do it tomorrow!
Yea there is a reason to cut at an angel. You are supposed to re-cut under water to prevent an air bubble from going into the stalk. It can die if it does.
Never heard that... thanks for the info!
@@BIGALTX i never knew that either until a few yeara back i took a few classes for boteny
The last part of the video your just sticking the cuttings in the pot. I didnt see you soak the last bunch you pushed into the pale.
Maybe you soaked them off camera and then showed you putting them in.
I just bought my first thorneless black berry plants and planted them under a new trellis i built. Thanks for this video. Very informative for a new grower.
I just subscribed and ill be checking out your channel for more growing tips.
A question i have on the canes you just planed are they older canes or ones that grew this past year?
Thanks Ed
Yeah, I’m sure I soaked them off camera. And yes, they need to be new, Vigorously, growing canes, to propagate, at least in my experience.
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Couple of questions:
1) typically you’ve taken clippings from new growth tips. Are these more mature clippings than what you usually propagate?
2) Do you think you could do this style in a colder zone (7) or would you have to bring them inside?
3) Like some of yours, some of mine, even my Prime Ark Freedoms, have lost their leaves. Do you think it is too late to propagate like this after they have lost their leaves?
I think now is the time even in Zone 7.
I don't think you would have to bring them inside... I think they would dry out if brought in
I take cuttings where I want to prune... sometimes it's the terminal end... sometimes (if i let them grow too long) it's a much longer cane that I have to cut into pieces... like I did here.
Have you ever stuck them straight in the ground? Does that seem viable, maybe with drip hose?
That might work this time of year, in some climates
What time of year did you make these cuttings? I think I keep missing it in the video.
Early December, and I got about a 50% success rate
@@BIGALTX thank you sir.
Can you please tell me what the best time of year to take cuttings is? Im in North FL zone 8. Took some this spring and they seem to be dying. ugh..
Fall/winter.
Summer has never been a good time for me here in TX
Would this time of year be okay for ordering new blackberry plants for container growing for next year? I'm in zone 6a. Thanks!
In Zone 8 it would be the right time... not sure about 6a
Check with your extension agent
Hope that helps
@@BIGALTX thanks!
Any chance I can buy some of your cuttings? I have been looking for both the freedom and poncha without any luck. I am in north texas near DFW.
Sorry, I'm not selling any cuttings this year :(
Try Bob Wells Nursery for PA Freedom berries
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what is your success rate w/out the dip n grow? I can't get that right now; as an alternative would it benefit my cuttings to make and use willow tea to water with?
Actually, I have one pot without DnG that I did when I did these.
So... we'll see...
Some things propagate easily. Blackberries are one of them, so may not need hormone.
But, if it helps the % of success... it's a pretty cheap way to guarantee better results
Can I do it without root hormones?
Maybe
Some things root better than others
Figs root easy. So do berries and grapes
But, I think the hormone helps and it's not that expensive: amzn.to/3SPr30S
@@BIGALTX Cheers man
I have been reading some college thesis and all that studied blackberry showed no improvement in rooting with iba. Some were actually worse.
What EXACTLY is dip and grow made of?
Not sure.
Here's the link: amzn.to/33gUbbV
You can zoom in and read the box for ingredients
Do they have to be watered during the winter months?
They need to be reasonably moist. If they dry out… They die.
Isn't cinnamon a rooting hormone as well
Not sure... never used it
I heard it was a mold preventer
Yes. It works for a variety of garden uses including for starting roots.
How did these turn out?
I don't remember this specific propagation effort, but I usually got good results.
In summer I don't do well at all, so I quit trying to propagate in summer
What is the liquid he's dipping the cutting into? I think he says dip n go?
Here's the link to the Dip N Grow I use: amzn.to/3lNXGx0
Do you use up your cuttings every year or do you overwinter them somewhere or what do you do? I realize you are in Texas but I was just wondering. Also, how do you like the Prime ark variety? T for Tennessee here by the way. 👍
Love the Prime Ark Freedoms, but they might not be cold tolerant enough for TN
I try to propagate some of my cuttings for neighbors and friends
@@BIGALTX thx for the quick reply. I’m thinking I will do the same for family and friends. I’ve got some second year Arapaho and Quachita for this year. Get cuttings after harvest. I would have pm’ed you but dont know how. Don’t want to take up too much time here. THX
@@terryallard1918 This is the best way to contact me anyway.
BTW, summer is not a good time to try to propagate. I've had limited success in summer (TX heat, maybe)
@@BIGALTX are they greenwood cuttings?
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In southern Ohio (6a/b border) is it ok to leave outside in a pop up plastic greenhouse?
Depends on the temperature and the weather. Summertime is really hard on cuttings. Success rate is pretty small.
I usually do cuttings in the fall and winter.
Do they need to have leaves to propagate?
I think it might help, but it’s not necessary. I have propagated many cuttings without leaves. In fact, they will start sprouting leaves pretty quickly if the cutting is viable.
the cane you took was a year old? ive tried propogating some tips under a propogation dome but they end up just drying out and blackening
Sometimes the success rate in propagation is just terrible.
Especially in summer.
I just have very little success doing it when the weather is hot. Fall and winter is much better.
Sometimes the success rate in propagation is just terrible.
Especially in summer.
I just have very little success doing it when the weather is hot. Fall and winter is much better.
What time of the year is the best time?
Probably spring or fall. You might could do it successfully in the summer if it’s not too hot, and you keep them watered well.
What is best month to propagate?
I have more success in the fall/winter, but have an experiment going right now.
I'll do a video if it works
Stay tuned 👍😎
@@BIGALTX thanks for the reply. I love your blackberry videos.
@@BIGALTX i am growing my blackberries in 30 gallon grow bags. Growing like crazy. I fertilize with hoss 20/20/20 soluble and a 10/10/10 granule.
@@UNVACCINATED20 Good to know they work well in grow bags, thanks
@@BIGALTX watching you propagating videos again. I have some tall canes that i want to clone, but i plan on waiting until the end of summer to cut them. I hope i can hold off. They are getting tall.
I couldn’t get amazon to ship the dip & grow to Arkansas. I ordered something different. Why would they not ship to me?
Wow, I have no idea.
Must be some kind of agriculture restriction.
Hey my brother you know of any place that will bring wood mulch to me that they trying to get rid of. I live in grand saline. Not far from you.
GS is about an hour from me.
Check with any tree service near you and tell them you're available for dumps.
They might charge a few bucks if you are out of the way.
Look for tree trimmers working for the state or county. Stop and ask what they are going to do with their chips...
Something are eating my blackberry leaves I'm in Woodville Texas if that helps. What can I do please
Could be wildlife... deer, etc.
But it may just be fall leaf drop...
I'm not the only one in east TX that knows morakniv.
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No, you are not.
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No, you are not.
I love these knives!
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What time of Year you propagating
The date of this video is the first week of December - Zone 8
Dip n Grow 16oz bottle - In the US - $41.92 .....In Canada $104.63. As usual, the Canadian price gouging is in full effect on Amazon.
Wow… That’s a big difference! Blackberries are pretty easy to propagate, so I would try it without using any rooting hormone.
Hello. While this is my 1st time trying blackberries, another old fashioned way is to use spit and cinnamon as a rooting hormone. up to this point I have had a pretty high success rate of getting plants and shrubs to root. From what I have gathered is that spit is just an old wives tale but cinnamon is a rooting hormone? Either way spit makes the cinnamon stick to the cutting. I am not willing to say it works better then rooting hormone? But it definitely will work in a pinch. Thought that might help someone somewhere who doesnt have rooting hormone on hand.
I have heard of using cinnamon, but never heard of using spit 😊 But, it makes sense to me. Thanks for the tips.
#NBTX you can mix the pwdr with water and achieve the same results... propagate indoors in summer months. #ThisIsTexas #ItsAlwaysHot
Thanks for the tip! 👍
So cutting dont need to be at base
No, you can take multiple cuttings from a cane.
If you are in a zone that's hot right now, I wouldn't try it.
Summer is a terrible time to propagate.
Fall/Winter is best
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About once or twice a month someone will mention that I sound like Matthew McConaughey.
He was raised about 40 or 50 miles from where I was raised, so I guess the dialect and accent is quite similar.
@@BIGALTX 😂😂😂😂 I just found you but I think you should just go ahead and make at least a short saying "alright alright alright "😂 Also Thank you for all of your wisdom 🥰