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["Lon J. Rombough" <lonrom@hevanet.com>]

Best results with cuttings, at least here in Oregon, come when you take the cuttings in the fall before all the leaves are off.  Six inch cuttings, put about 4-5 inches into sand in a protected locale will sprout out in spring and be ready to set out.  
I have the new  thornless "Jeanne" going that way.  First berries on it this year, but not yet ripe.  It's a late ripening variety, so it extends the season.
-Lon Rombough
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On Jul 10, 2009, at 4:58 PM, Ernest Plutko wrote:

Thank you.  I'll go with root cutting or burying a branch.  I didn't
think seeds would come true but that would be interesting to see what
is produced.

---- Original Message ----
From: lonrom@hevanet.com
To: nafex@lists.ibiblio.org
Subject: Re: [NAFEX] gooseberry seeds
Date: Fri, 10 Jul 2009 15:58:13 -0700

> I've done it.  Stratification takes from two to four months.  Some 
> species may need double stratification - cold for two months, warm
> for 
> a month   or  more, then back into the refrigerator for another two 
> months.  Germination was low.   I was working with old seed, though,
> so 
> fresh may do better.
> I assume you are trying to breed new varieties as they  don't come
> true 
> from seed.
> Rooting cuttings is the way to propagate an existing variety.
> -Lon Rombough
> NEW grape pruning video: http://www.bunchgrapes.com/dvd.html View a 
> short, low resolution clip here: 
> http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8Q58zFY0B1M
> Grapes, writing, consulting, my book, The Grape Grower, at 
> http://www.bunchgrapes.com  Winner of the Garden Writers Association 
> "Best Talent in Writing" award for 2003.
> A video about The Grape Grower : 
> http://cookingupastory.com/index.php/2008/04/18/the-grape-grower/
> On Jul 10, 2009, at 3:22 PM, Ernest Plutko wrote:
>
> Anyone raising gooseberry plants from seeds?  Do you have to chill
> seeds before planting?   What about currant seeds?
>
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