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I was at in laws today, and have snipped 3 cuttings from their jostaberry bush, currently sitting in water, any advice please, if they root, will they survive in pots for a while?
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Yes, they'll be fine. They root very easily - I usually have a few sitting around in buckets. In fact I stick all my prunings into buckets of water......... -
That's good to know - how long a piece do you cut off for rooting?Comment
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I cut pieces about 8/10 inches, we will see if they grow!DottyRComment
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I use any prunings, usually about a foot long or more. Strip off the bottom leaves and put them in a bucket of water until they root or put them in the ground about 6-8" deep. Seems to work for all the currant bushes. I'm sure there's a best way to do it but.............Originally posted by Thelma Sanders View Post
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Thank you.
My plant has only been in a year, it's about 3 feet tall -but I would like another for free!
I think I can find a piece about that long, let's hope it roots
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Is it fruiting this year Thelma? I often cut out the branches that have fruited and root the new growth beyond the fruit (if that makes sense
) Jostaberries seem to grow enormous while your back is turned so you need to keep up the pruning.
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No, I was hoping for a taster, at least - but not a one
I was just going to tip the branches, but there is one that has grown a lot, compared to the others, so I thought I'd prune that one to match. That would just give me one cutting that is long enough.Comment
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They also work from hardwood cuttings over the winter once the leaves have fallen. The technical term for yours is semi ripe cuttings.Originally posted by Dorothy rouse View Post
All I might suggest which is not 100% necessary, is to nip off the leading shoot to leave about three leaves above the soil (water). Next year these will form branches which will give your plant more of a 'bush' shape, as apposed to the leader just growing up and forming a cordon.
This does depend on what shape you're aiming for tho.The more help a man has in his garden, the less it belongs to him.
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If it is of any help, I have found jostaberries to be almost indestrucable. To the extent that a mass of prunings have rooted in the debris underneath them on a concrete patch. Also, a large bush (main stem about 4cm diameter) was transplanted, the rootball was split and both 'daughter' plants now growing nicely in new home....
I should think you will be fine whatever method you choose...
Cheers,
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