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Windy Belleville, IL(Zone 6b) Jul 09, 2006

bush! It was sticking into my yard and when I cut my shasta daisies back, there it was. How do you root these things? It is a Y shape with hardwood about six inches long. Hope it takes. Right now I just have it pushed into a planter that gets watered daily.

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conifers Rock Island, IL(Zone 5b) Jul 09, 2006

I think this time of the year the cuttings would root more readily just going on that semi-hardood of blueberries is pretty stiff. I'd also treat them like Rhododendron's - which propagate best from July through September. Take at least one semi-hard, place it in your medium and draw a plastic white grocery bag over it which will seal the humidity in and place it in a cool place with adequate lighting (a basement under flourescents, etc.); And hit it with a fungicide for dampening off (rot) too.

Peat and perlite at a 50 - 50 rate is ideal. Don't let the soil ever dry out. I would suspect rooting to occur in 4-6 weeks. Also use bottom heat. And also, once or twice a week empty the heavy droplets of water from the bag making sure the soil is always moist:)

The other option I worth trying is to root semi-hardwood, hardwood cuttings in water being fueled with oxygen from an aquarium pump connected to a water stone at the bottom of your glass. (The stone is a weight that releases bubbles of oxygen to the water.

The last option would be to not listen to a word I said and look up proper blueberry propagation - which would probably be your best bet. Then again this bubbler is rooting Clematis, brugs, passionflowers, you name it. It's definitely something to have around and try different plants out with.

Good luck,

Dax

P.s. if you go with the rhododendron type propagation - you'll need to harden them off by storing them in a cold frame for winter or continue their growth in a warm envirnonment such as a prophouse/greenhouse/basement with artificial lighting. And I highly recommend bottom heat for rooting any cuttings not being rooted in water. - Dax

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Windy Belleville, IL(Zone 6b) Jul 09, 2006

Thanks, I think I will try Your suggestion with the soil as I don't have a bubbler yet. I have read some threads, though, and it sounds like something I will try in the future.

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