Beautiful BERRIES – Bursting with goodness, low in carbohydrates, brimming with vitamins and antioxidants. If you’re a health conscious berry-muncher, this one’s for you! 💙
Berries like blueberries, currants and raspberries can be pricey and if you want to get more of them into your diet, then now is your chance to grow them for FREE! Ben shows us how in this week’s episode.
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I enjoyed the video and will use the content in my garden.
Aloe Vera works just fine as a rooting gel…using one plant to nurture others.
Cut off a 'leaf', peel or slice the outer 'skin' off to reveal the gel beneath.
I store mine in food grade plastic containers, such as bottles, for later use.
First more important thing: Have an acidic soil…
I regularly take cuttings of currants and gooseberries, but glad to see blueberries are so easy (since I've been buying in new Blueberry plants through this past Autumn).
Like at least one of the other commenteers, I also pin down gooseberries in the same way, with a rock.
(I use my blackcurrants by making them into blackcurrant and Mahonia berry jam. Mahonia gives it that 'extra' gel, and it appears to take the edge off the acidity too. Mahonia berries will be ripening shortly, keeping well in the freezer until the blackcurrants are ready).
Ever raised new Mahonias from cuttings or seed?
I planted gooseberries without really knowing their culture and was surprised at the thorns and vigorous growth. This year, I hope to catch the berries. I don't think I've had any since I've planted them as they got overgrown very fast. They are now in shape and I hope to make jam this year.
I just found you the other day and after following countless gardeners on youtube, TV, and books… you are my favorite! Clear, concise, good visuals, and information. Thanks from a New Englander (wish I was an ex-pat).
I hope you wore a mask when you mixed you mediums together. You don’t want to breathe that dust. Also I like to use the back end of a paintbrush to make a hole for the cutting so the hormone doesn’t get shoved off.
WONDERFUL!!!!!
Do raspberries grow in sub-tropical areas like Louisiana? Help please. Tks.
Strawberries, Blackberries, Blueberries all grow just great here, but not sure about raspberries.
How long before these newbie plants fruit?
We started 4 different types of blueberry and 3 different type of blackberry in our backyard garden this year.. Probably won't see fruit for at least a year.. Using a good 5-1-1 fish fertilizer for our entire garden..
What I do not understand is why would you bother disinfecting your tools if you put the cuttings into DIRT anyway? Is the dirt also disinfected(heat)?
Or do you leave the cuttings a few minutes or hours be before you push them in, so they can form some protective layer?
I’d love to make a green house like that at my house
Raspberries should not be planted alongside nightshades like eggplant, potato, or tomatoes, as they are particularly susceptible to blight and verticillium wilt. Avoid planting raspberries near similar crops like boysenberries, blackberries, or gooseberries to prevent the transfer of soil-borne fungal diseases.Even though I would like to grow some, my tomatoes and potatoes won't let me! AGH!!!
Hello from Northern Ireland. We have some fruit but wlll now be able to propagate more from these and will not be restricted by the British suppliers who no longer accept orders from N I. Thank you so very much. Vera
Very good information and demonstration. Good to know to wait 2 years before replanting berries to give their roots a chance to establish.
How do you keep the berries under control, and not taking over your garden?
how to take cutting from a grapevine? I have an old heritage variety and would love to propagate it, just in case 🙂
Thanks for the help! I found you today. Everything you talk about is exactly as I remember being taught at college.
Thank you Berry much for the information 😉
Would you recommend planting gooseberries at their final spot right from the start?
I love berries i want to grow them at large
THANKS
ANY TIPS ON GROWING GOLEN BERRIES?
I bought one twig of a bush about (I was about 10) 7 years ago. That thing sprung up and took over the entire garden plot with its babies, the berries tasted amazing. Then my family got a big ol dog that ran through them. All but the original plant got torn up, but now its half way back within a year. They are amazing plants.
Love your dog with a case of the Zoomies!