Raspberries do the same. Through very little effort I’ve dug up and given 5 raspberry canes to over 8 friends so far and they too will now have raspberry abundance to share and feed their family! How amazing and quick we can get more self sufficiency in our own homesteads and our community

Thank you prepper, I have some blackberrys about 12 plants and want to propagate and have a 100, I love blackberrys and my sisters, nephews, nieces, neighbors and friends love them too, I grow a garden and give most of my vegetables away to people and family, most don't have a place for a garden or can't grow a garden, I will be 70 this year and love gardening, my dad grew up on a farm in Georgia, and he gardened for 40 plus years here in Florida, he passed away in 2014 , but before he did he gave me his gardening tools and I'm carrying on the tradition he started, growing and sharing with as many as possible. Keep the videos coming, I appreciate them and you for doing them.

I always go to your videos first because I know you have walked the walk, thanks for sharing your videos and keep them coming please.

If you find a business that's getting landscaped, you could ask them for the pots after. In most cases they will tell you to grab the ones you want.

Yep... but I hate digging, and I'd have lots of little holes everywhere. This method really works great...

I've seen these too, but since I did not know how to propagate from cuttings, I would dig them up and plant them where I wanted to start a new blackberry bush. Actually, I called myself an "apartment farmer" until I moved into a house, and I grew my blackberry bush in a tomato cage and kept it very pruned back each year, so my landlord would not get mad at me. I got HUGE blackberries.

If you mean shoots coming up out of the ground... I would just dig them up (if they are not where you want them to grow). Then put them in pots. This year I have found that's the best way to do them. They already have a root system started, and will take off a lot faster, with a better success rate. Then plant them in the spring from the pots.

You are the one that got me all excited about propagating blackberries so last year I planted a bunch and I am looking forward this year to propagating a bunch! Last year when I went to buy the thorn less blackberries they were get this selling them for 30 bucks each potted! Yes 30 bucks! Well I finally got some on sale for 15 bucks each! Yes they are that crazy on price here in Minnesota! Thanks to you that is history now! Thanks so much for your video’s I love them!

When your blackberries or any other plant that has layered itself and produced unwanted plants it is much faster to just pull or dig the plant up, pruning the root when needed to release the plant.This is much faster as the plant merely needs to recover from shock rather than growing new roots.

I just found your channel a couple days ago and every time I watch one it feels like going to visit with a friend! I enjoy your videos so much.

Yep... it's called "3B" mix. I get it at the local nursery. It's what I use for everything. By the way, I've got several dozen Virginia Gold plants in small solo cups to sell at the Farmers Market, thanks to you... :)

Actually... I've started digging the "volunteers" up and potting them. They seem to be much more hardy than trying to propagate cuttings, since they already have somewhat of a root system already started. I think I'll keep digging... since I have a lot of sprouts coming up in places that I don't want them. I'll do a vid on that soon. thanks for the comment.

A dirty shirt is the sign of a good gardener! I'll have to give this a try on my Caroline Raspberries - I spent about $40 on 5 canes this year. Thanks for the info!

Good info, thanks !

Great idea !

Thank you so very much for this information.I hope to use this on my property soon.God bless ya'll.

So far each shoot that I dig up is one cutting, but each plant can make MANY cuttings for propagation.

Love your videos! I propagate my far away blackberries the exact same way. I also pull up the roots and propagate from the roots. I cut the root into 2 inch sections and make sure the tops of the root face up when you plant. Then just put the roots just barely beneath the service One plant can get you 5 or 6 root cuttings that you can propagate.

I was spraying them with compost tea today and did a video. I'll try to put it up tomorrow.

Good info thanks!

When I put my cuttings under my misting system, I use a large tray, and do dozens at a time, in a small area (i have several vids to watch on this- see my propagation playlist) and I have... probably... well over 90% success rate. This time I went straight to pots, so I hope I can get the same success. I really need to put a timer on those misters the pots are under. That would give me a lot better success.

Thanks !

Thanks, I just bought some dip n grow yesterday and started looking for some videos on KZfaq and all I could were about pot

Hey ! Big Thank you. Just got some cuttings from a co-worker and did not know what to do. Do a google search and BamM ! you came up. Thank you again.

I wish i lived in Texas !! I want to Grow Blackberries next year so thank you for your help !! you have some great Blackberry plants 💞💞

Awesome. Thank you for sharing your knowledge. Cool.

I have so many plants in my back yard, I picked every year and nice fruits to eat for healthy

Thanks for the Demo!

Well that is great I sold my tobacco plants for 2 bucks ea you might get more! 1 tobacco plant will make enough dried tobacco to make a carton of cigs if anyone asks!

I'm English and love your accent!

Thanks for the advice. I will do this today.

This is good method; you don't always start new ones by digging them. This is something good to do with all your prunings. I dig some up it they go rogue; but that's just some of them. I am doing mine in the middle of winter; so I hope the cold doesn't make cuttings act weird.

Great information. Your channel is wonderful! TFS God Bless. ~Lisa

It sounds like we might be close sharing that sandy, iron ore soil. I was out checking the berries today and we have some since the first time in a few years. That drought hit us hard here. I am planning on moving some bushes up here to the house for propagation. Thank you for taking the time and uploading the detailed video. - G

Can never have too many bb's. Our local Dickey Bub, like Tractor Supply was selling bb starts for 6 bucks this week. Little bitty starts. Most of the time around here they will run 15 bucks or so.

Two years ago, I planted a Heritage Raspberry from one of those cheap bagged bare-root bags at Walmart, along with some other raspberries, blackberries, and grapes. Out of 11 of those cheap purchases, I succeeded with only 7. One year later, I found a couple of runners that had popped up into the yard, from the underground rhizomes spreading from the Heritage Raspberry. I cut the rhizome and dug up the largest of those runners, then planted it about three feet from the parent plant. That turns out to have been far too close. My Heritage Raspberries grow out of control, as tall as 12 feet if I do not clip the ends, and each of those first two plants has canes at least 1/2" diameter, leaning in all directions, to a spread of about five feet. I recommend planting them five feet apart, so the berries can get enough sun and you don't shed too much blood picking them. Of course, you can wear a stiff, thick shirt to help save your blood. Back on point, this year, after the berries were in the ground only two full years, I dug up every little runner from those Heritage Raspberries and transplanted 48 of them to make a living wall along a long (125') fence line, not for the berries so much as for security and privacy. A few, perhaps 6, died, and I replaced them with new ones. Additionally, I gave away to family and friends at least 20 other runners, and have eight more potted, to give to two others of my siblings. I did similarly with Ebony King and Himalayan Blackberries, and have two Polar Berry runners potted. It works best if you just sever the rhizome first, between the runner and the parent plant, and leave the runners in place for a week or two, to develop their own root systems, before you dig them up. Also, it helps to dig them up intact, keeping the dirt together around the roots, and pot or transplant that as a unit, back-filling the holes with other dirt or garden soil. Pulling the grass around them may disrupt the runners' roots too much. The advantage of the Heritage Raspberries is that they produce fruit twice per year, heavily on the end of first-year canes even the first year of transplanted runners. Of those 48 I planted along the fence line just this summer, about 30 have fruited already, right now. Those will fruit again in late June, on branches from the middle of this year's canes, while sending up new canes that fruit in September thru October, at the ends of the canes. I also use another propagation method, for the trailing black raspberries, less upright and self-supporting than the Heritage. Where long canes trail to the ground, they will root, sometimes in several spots each, if you let them trail for a lot of their length. You can encourage that rooting by tacking the canes to the ground, with garden staples, and packing a little dirt over those spots. Later, when those are rooted, cut the canes a few leaves away from the rooted spot (toward the cane trunk), and water the rooted spots. Dig them up (if you want to move them) when they are heavily rooted. I just did this with about 20 pieces, this week. With all of these runners, it helps to boost rooting by soaking them, after transplanting them, with a solution of Quick Start, SuperThrive, and Mycorrhizae, but it may not be necessary. For some I was lazy and just plopped them into pots, with some commercial potting soil to help. Those lazy products seem to succeed too, although they do not grow quite as well in the pots. Good luck!

Thanks for the info.

i DIG them up.....they are already rooted. put the in pot/ground.....treat gently for a week or two. i've done this for years

Thanks so much! This was a really helpful video. Appreciate the humor as well. ;-)

I am so upset with myself. I pruned back my bushes that I planted last year and threw all but a few away. Ugh- so glad I found your Channel. I won't do that again!!

That's what I've been doing lately. I'll have a video up this week, hopefully...

Too hot here right now, but fall cuttings have worked for me in the past. You gotta mist them, though. Look at my video on misting systems

Nice video. I'll have to try that.

Do you think you can take cuttings any time of the year? I've got plenty of shoots coming up, but I think it may be worth it to sacrifice one big cane if I could piece it out to 15-20 new cuttings. But is it too late in the year now to do? I still have shoots coming up.

TexasPrepper2 Awesome video! Just wondering, how big is the pot you're using here?

I use fish emulsion and it works great. You can actually see the plant getting greener right before your eyes. I use it for propagating, my trees, vegetables, everything. Use 3 tbl. to one gallon, and it doesn't take much for each plant. About 1/2 cup. You can get it at online nurseries.

Yes you better check they are not cheap!

Most of the plants I propagate are from the tips. They are a by product of regular pruning, so there are no roots. Yes, you're right, you can dig roots and they will grow. My ground is hard, hard clay... I'm old and I don't like digging...

WOW ! Maybe I am WAAAAAY underpricing my plants. I will check out the local nursery prices before I price mine.

Thanks for the video! You might be interested to know the blackberry leaves can be used to make an herbal tea that is very useful for ulcers, or preventing diarrhea, so when you strip the leaves off of them, you can dry them to use or sell. All about maximizing the yields!

mmmmm Good Stuff. Thank you!

Awesome video. I have a huge field in my backyard, with tons and tons of blackberries. But some are kind of hard to get to. Thinking about propagating them and moving to a clearing in the field so I can get to them easier. Any tips? Never done anything as far as gardening/farming ect.

Im in southeast Tennessee and enjoy watching your videos. I got a friend that has some Ouachita blackberries and they do very well here. I was thinking of getting some cuttins off of there plants since its sposta cool off a little here in the next week. How long would you recommend them rooting in the pots before planting? Would you wait till spring?

Well I know that. Most of them are actually in the row which is nice. I'm saying, I could potentially make a lot more "shoots" by cutting up one big cane and rooting them. Is it too late in the year to try this, from your experience? Or have you ever tried fall cuttings?

Thank you much. I am just starting with raspberries. Any help will be much welcome.

Where can order bottle and soi for these plants ? Thanks for sharing nice vdo

hii TexasPrepper2.. old video.. but i would like to know the result.. did they take root when you cut them off where the soft part is and dip in growth hormone thx andrew

great video. berry nice😀

You have an oddly soothing accent. Thanks for the tips ^_^

Great video I did not know that's how you propagated Black berry's the bad thing is I do not need to grow black berry's. We have 3 verities that grow wild here. I pick about 20 gallons a year just on my dirt road. Will that method work for raspberry's? With them I have just been spiting and dividing its very hard on the plant. .

You will get a lot more production, and much larger berries on cultivated BB plants over wild. I did the vid a day or so before I put it up, so it hasn't been that long. Not sure of the outcome yet... and it's 100F so the heat may hurt them some.

How did the plants turn out?? It doesnt show when you made the video but i assume it has been awhile!....I have some wild blackberry plants on the far side of my property line and i was thinking about transplanting and doin some research to see if it was possible plus if it was best to use wild blackberry plants which are free or to purchase blackberry plants...All pertaining to how much they will beable to harvest!

...excellent.....!!

Hopefully be relocating back to south east Texas soon. Going to need a butt load of blackberries and honeysuckle to keep the wife happy. Thanks for sharing.

We are also in East Tx and new to growing blackberry's. We are trying to re-do my in-laws berry patch that has been neglected for 3 or 4 years. It was a giant mess of vines, briars, poison ivy and who knows what else!! We have finally got it cleared out and trellis wires ran. I am going to take your advice about pruning but I was wondering if and when you fertilize your vines. Any help would be greatly appreciated!! Love your video!

That is a very good fruit tree plants, keep on... if only that is possible in hot countries like Egypt, I am your buyer on the spot. Good idea for industrious man like you, good luck.

thanks. I'm gonna go get some cuttings from my dads yard.

No rust that I know of. I don't think I have ever had to spray them or anything. They are the most trouble free thing I have. If I just can get me some help pickin' :)

By the way were you using a standard potting mix to pot them in? Thanks again from the frozen North!

Great video my friend. What kind of potting soil do you use for propagating your cuts and for the ones you dig up we love our prime ark freedoms

Shoot, I figured blackberries would grow in concrete. My land is hard red clay. Before I planted, I ran a "ripper" down the row (about 1' deep) to break up the hard pan clay. Then I added some compost (not a lot) and planted a little while later. Then I mulched all of the rows with about 8" of wood chips (which i think helped more than anything). They have pretty much gone crazy. I would think the blackland would be about the same as clay, but I don't know much about it. thanx for the comment

Any chance of getting you to show me how you have your blackberries in the row. I have some started and let to see others ideals. I have triple crown thorn less.

Have you considered removing that large tree? I am removing some,and in some places putting smaller fruit/nut trees.

Great video, thank you so much for sharing. But I do have one question. Why wouldn't you just dig up the whole new plant shoot up including the roots and then pot and regrow?

Where do you typically sell your potted blackberries? At a nursery or a farmers market?

i kind of thought my own question for a little bit. Was it because you can turn one new shoot into three cuttings?

Awesome video! Learned a lot. I am in DFW, how far are you? I would like a few plants.

Have you seen the video "Greening The Desert? It is available on KZfaq. It is fantastic.

Great videos, I'm in East Texas myself (Alto). Just where in East Texas are you?

My blackberries survived the winter and they have begun to bloom. (I met you at the dog kennel in the green jeep).

What about clipping them from the big plants, not just the small ones that show up? I see a bunch of blackberries growing alongside the road. I want to take cuttings and propagate them here in Washington State.

can you do this with baby cakes as well. this is my first year with black berries.

Would I likely have any success propagating a blackberry cane which has already fruited, or does this technique work only for primocanes? I'll harvest my blackberries some time next month, and I'm going to prune the spent floricanes to ground-level afterward. I was just wondering if the spent floricanes could be dropped into some soil and propagated, using the methods shown in this video. Thanks for any feedback.

YOU ARE FUNNY..THANK YOU FOR THE HELP

Thanks for your help. For the first time, I think I’m gonna be successful propagating Blackberries. They are looking good. Question: can I save my left over already mixed up “ Dip n grow” in a glass jar w/ lid for future use?

larry thank you so much for sharing your videos,wisdom and knowledge .I tried propegating some blackberries and out of 20 plants only 3 took.Is this what happens usually?i llve in east texas as well and i had a mister system that went off every 4 hours and the plants were in the shade .I did this a month ago June 2015 .does it matter when you do the cuttings ?I only have 6 plants and would love to grow more your help would be greatly appreciated .thanks pippy

Do you need to have a high humidity for them to root? Or can you just make sure they are wet enough and leave the humidity dome off?

question: The second plant you potted, the top was cut off, so that means it won't grow any taller, but will grow lateral shoots..correct?

can you do this in the spring without a misting system?

Can you make a video of you separating the blackberries from one big pot to their individual pots? Won’t the roots tangle up?

What variety do you have? I am starting with the black satin thornless blackberry. We will see how it goes.

I can make it to Dallas in 6 hours so you must be in extreme northeast Texas. I hope you aren't where it freezes to affect your blackberries. Have a blessed Mother's Day.

i love his accent :-) i fee like Mathew macconaughey is in this video and just hiding! :-)

When it comes to growing cuttings, what are the best conditions for the best chances of success? Reason is, I've tried growing cuttings on my back porch, where they get a lot of sun - I think I fried them in the heat we've been having in western New York, though I still plan to plant them to give them a chance. Next year, I might start in the Spring, and grow them in this old barn by my place - light that isn't too bright, plus a window, and a fan could be put in if need be. Anyways, what would you advise? After all, this is my first attempt, and I do not have a greenhouse. Also, when it comes to propagating through tip-layering - that is sticking the end of a branch in the ground/pot of dirt, how much of the mother plant should I cut off? A few inches? Also, what about those lateral branches that come off right where the dirt is? Should I leave the lateral branch with the mother, or the new plant?

Hi ! I am in Dallas TX, is this a good time to get cuttings from my blackberrie plant ?? Thanks !!! great info here

Do you need two different kind to cross pollinate or one is enough?

I have done my propagation somewhat different. I took my cuttings in February, dipped in rooting hormone made of one cup of water two tablespoons of honey. In groups of 20 they were stuck into a 2 gallon pot, then placed in a clear plastic bag. I had nearly 100% success with each cutting putting on a beautiful set leaves. My problem is two weeks after each plant put on leaves they began to die off. I don't understand what's wrong. there is plenty of moisture present. The only thing that I can figure is they maybe getting to much light. Any help would be more than appreciated.

Yow long does it take for them to show growth to know they have started rooting?

about how long does it take from the time you put them in the pot from when you sell them?

Where in East Texas are you? We are near Rusk in Cherokee County. Can you provide an episode on blackberry variety identification?