Summertime is cutting time
If the elderberry is fully in the juice in midsummer, this is the best time to propagate cuttings. Following these instructions, the procedure will be successful even for an inexperienced hand:
- Select semi-lignified offshoots with a length of 10-15 centimeters
- a suitable cutting has at least 2-3 leaf nodes (thickenings under the bark)
- defoliate the lower half
- halve the remaining leaves
- Growing pots(€ 16.68 at Amazon *) fill with nutrient-poor substrate
- Place 1-2 cuttings in each two-thirds and water
- Put a perforated transparent bag over each vessel
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When placed in a partially shaded place and kept constantly moist, the roots develop quickly. If the roots peek out of the opening in the ground, plants Put the youngsters in a more nutrient-rich substrate. Strong elderberries can already be planted in autumn. If in doubt, keep the offspring indoors throughout the winter and put them outdoors in spring.
Lumber propagation in winter - how to do it right
When work in the garden stops in winter, experienced hobby gardeners use the time for propagation work. With elder, it works very easily with the help of cuttings. This is how you do it:
- Select healthy, annual shoots on a frost-free day in late winter
- the perfect log is 20 centimeters long, leafless and has several sleeping eyes
- cut straight off the shoot tip
- the lower end bevelso as not to mix up the polarity later
- Fill pots with potting soil
- Insert 1-2 cuttings 3/4 in each
- set up in a frost-free place
The marking of the polarity is of crucial importance, because cuttings planted the wrong way round do not take root. There is no watering until the aboveground leaf nodes sprout. As a result, you keep the substrate slightly moist. Once the nursery pot is completely rooted, it is planted out in spring.
Tips & Tricks
Every Elderberry species can be propagated with cuttings or cuttings. If you are aiming for a rich harvest of large-fruited berries, the shoots of the Sambucus nigra 'Haschberg' variety provide the ideal starting material. A single cone cluster can weigh up to 1 kilogram.