Propagate josta berries using cuttings
Growing cuttings is a common method for propagating fruit trees. For this, select suitable young shoots in the spring, cut this off and either put in a saucepan with special Potting soil or directly in a prepared bed. Suitable shoots are approx. 15 to 20 centimeters long and have multiple eyes. Before planting, cut the cutting at an angle on the underside. This measure facilitates the absorption of water. The cutting is buried deep in the earth, the top one eye only needs to stand two centimeters above the ground surface. Fertilization is not necessary because the nutrients cannot yet be absorbed due to the lack of roots.
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Propagate josta berries using lowering devices
Another possibility of propagation are subsidence, which remain on the mother plant until the roots are formed and are supplied by the mother plant. To do this, bend suitable, longer side shoots down to the ground. The bark is cut at the point where the shoot touches the earth. Now dig a hollow and place the shoot in it. Fill the hollow with soil again, but the tip of the shoot should look out of the soil. Fix the lowering bar with a stone, otherwise it can slip out of the recess again.
- Always keep the cuttings and sinkers moist.
- Regularly water them with rainwater.
- Be careful not to keep the cuttings excessively wet.
- Protect cuttings from cold and frost, e.g. B. through sticks.
Transplant rooted cuttings
After a few weeks to months you will see the first delicate leaves on your cuttings or cuttings. Determine subsidence. As soon as the buds and leaves form, the small plants have successfully put down roots and can now go to their designated place to be planted. This should be the case in the following autumn - i.e. after about half a year. Dig up the cuttings and replant them in their destination. Existing branches can be cut back to around four to seven eyes so that the plant will develop more shoots in the next spring. You can separate sinkers from the mother plant as soon as they have leaves.
Tips & Tricks
Cuttings and sinkers are extremely sensitive to the cold and, in particular, do not tolerate frost well. In the first two years, the still young shoots should be protected by a thick layer of brushwood.
