[NAFEX] Rooting currants
hwpark at kahres.kendal.org
hwpark at kahres.kendal.org
Wed Nov 4 07:23:57 EST 2009
John,
Where are you located; and your zone plse.
On Nov 4, 2009, at 12:05 AM, John Barbowski wrote:
> This year, I rooted about 75 black current cuttings if July. A
> couple of weeks after fruiting, I pruned the bushes, primarily
> getting rid of older wood. I then took the branches and cut them
> into about 8 inch sections and placed them in water in a shady area.
> I had almost all cuttings take root. All were planted this fall.
> Both current year's growth and older wood developed roots. About 5%
> were lost due to rotting.
>
> The currents were Ben Sarek and Ben Lomonde. Ben Sarek didn't root
> as vigourously as BL.
>
> I did the same with figs, namely taking cuttings (12") and placing
> them in water. Again, both current year's growth and older wood
> rooted. The fig was a yellow Excel. They were planted in soil in
> late Sept. (I never had good success rooting them the normal way
> with dormant cuttings in taken in the winter)
>
> Unfortunately, the summer was so poor, the 20 or so figs on the
> mother plant never developed. All the leaves have now dropped
> leaving the nice large figs still green on the branches. A poor year
> in general for figs.
>
> jmb
>
>
>
> On Tue, Nov 3, 2009 at 1:22 PM, Dale Burkholder
> <dburk at planetcomm.net> wrote:
> Lon & everybody else;
> I found an old email on my computer with some advice about rooting
> currants. I am planning to start 100-200 Crandall currants for sale
> in the spring, and would like to know if I am interpreting these
> instructions (below) properly.
>
> My idea is to wait another month until dormant, then cut 6" sections
> of new growth (or is last year's growth also okay?), place them 4-5
> inches apart - about 2/3rds buried in the ground in an unheated
> greenhouse, add a few inches of mulch for insulation and wait until
> spring.
> Or, Plan B, assuming the roots won't grow much anyway until spring,
> can I just cram them in a big ol' feed bag full of sand/soil mix
> with tops sticking out and leave outside in the snow and rain until
> March and then plant them in pots?
>
> Dale Burkholder
> Shenandoah Valley, VA Zone 6
> If I did learn to speak proper English, who would I speak it to?
>
>
>
> At 05:57 PM 5/13/2003, Lon wrote:
>> That's about the worst time to root them. Once the buds break, the
>> cuttings won't root. Much easier to wait a few weeks and root some
>> green cuttings under mist. Or take dormant cuttings in the fall
>> and plant them in moist sand on the sheltered side of a building.
>> When they leaf out in spring they are rooted and can be set out.
>> I used to do it for a big berry nursery.
>> -Lon Rombough
>> From: Tom Olenio <tolenio at sentex.net>
>> Reply-To: North American Fruit Explorers <nafex at lists.ibiblio.org>
>> Date: Tue, 13 May 2003 18:34:42 -0400
>> To: North American Fruit Explorers <nafex at lists.ibiblio.org>
>> Subject: [NAFEX] Rooting ribes
>>
>
> Hello,
> What is the best method to root currants early in the spring, when
> the plant is no longer dormant?
> Thanks,
> Tom
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Hank Parker
hwpark at kahres.kendal.org
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