Blackberry Hardwood Cuttings

Make cuttings approximately 15 inches long with 15 nodes per cutting.

Blackberry hardwood cuttings. Cut some 4 to 6 inch pieces off the tips of blackberry canes and place them in a pot of moist potting soil a moist mix of peat and sand works best. Take hardwood cuttings between december 15 and january 31. Blackberry root cuttings another option for your planting needs is to plant the root cutting of a blackberry plant. We only sell roots in lots of 100 cuttings.

You need to use something over the plants to control humidity or a mister to keep them damp. Many people will recommend many different potting mixes i ve always had great results with promix but the main thing to look for is a soil free growing medium because this will minimize the changes for disease or unwanted fungal growth. I would use clonex my preference or dip and grow or another rooting powder or gel. Thornless types will not have thorns and vice versa.

Clip cuttings from 1 8 inch diameter canes. Regardless of the method used for rooting blackberries the plant will characteristically resemble that of the parent variety especially as far as thorns are concerned i e. These plants can be propagated by cuttings root and stem suckers and tip layering. Fill your pots with a soil free mix.

The root cutting has a live percentage of 60 to 80 percent. Keep them in a bright shady place until roots develop. How to grow blackberries from cuttings. The roots we use are from tissue culture blackberry plants these are the most vigorous and healthy rooting you can get.

My favorite way to get new blackberry plants is by rooting cuttings. Yes blackberry cuttings are easy to propagate on a heat mat with grow light. Mist them often to keep the soil moist.