[Homestead] Blueberry plants, kitchen table tissue culture

clanSkeen sgian at planetc.com
Tue Nov 16 14:21:42 EST 2004


> I have heard that this is a good way to propagate blueberry plants. Are 
> the resulting plantlets vigorous?
>

I'm afraid my opinion is a cryptic answer:  the ones that live are vigorous. 
If you want 20 plants, set out 60 cuttings.  Half will die and a third of 
what's left will puny.  But in he end you'll get your good 20 plants. 
"Layering", the second method, will give better plants especially if you 
prune off 3/4ths of the stem when you dig it.  In  a few years you can't 
tell the difference between the mother plant and the ones from cuttings. 
Blueberry plants live a loooong time.

James 





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