propogating blackberries....too late?

[cc-rider]

Well, it looks like I might be moving after all and I hate to lose all my beautiful, huge, thornless blackberries that I planted years ago. I don't have time to do tip layering to get some babies to take with me.

If I cut off several inches of the new growth, strip the lower leaves and put the stalks in water, will they sprout roots?

Any suggestions would be appreciated!

[YuccaFlatsRanch]

How long do you have??

[cc-rider]

Don't know...it hasn't sold yet so could be quite awhile. Or it could be next week.
I might not be around, though, to "do" anything there until it is sold. If things work out like I think they might, I'll be moving a distance away in the next couple weeks (but still own TisaWee until it sells).

[YuccaFlatsRanch]

Start your new blackberries from Root cuttings. Do a google search on how to take blackberry root cuttings. I'd put the root cuttings in the 1 gallon nursery pots and grow them out from there.

[cc-rider]

I thought I read that blackberries didn't do well from root cuttings? Or that they might not be thornless if I did them that way. That's why I thought I'd try something different.

I have moved thornless raspberries twice. I just dug up the whole plant, including the cane that will produce berries next year, and planted them in the new location. It takes a few years for them to spread out but they go loike weeds.

[jlrbhjmnc]

Check out Jackie Clay's blog on backwoodshome.com - you can search it. She might have a tip or two hidden in there.

[ronbre]

if you have new canes growing for next year..dig up the roots and pot them up..they'll do ok in the pots for a long time..cut them off fairly short, if you can't have longish canes hangingout..they might not bear the first year but they should the second year..from the roots

[CSA again]

Here is how I do it.... Get some old plastic pots about 2 to 3 gal, with the drain holes in bottom. Do not cut the new shoots off your parent plant , but thread it up through the drain hole in the bottom of the pot ( this is best done before the shoot has many leaves ) pull as much of the shoot up through the pot as possible .. Fill the pot with good soil , water and wait till next spring . the roots will fill the pot and all you have to do is snip it free and carry away already potted. and ready to set out....works great with grapes and lots of other stuff too !