In article , Rusty Hinge
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So, bearing in mind that you snip from the new growth, when would the
pundits suggest I take cuttings from a worcesterberry?

Mine have reached over ten feet now, and I think it's time for some
serious laying waste - I have to have the light on in the kitchen, even
at High Noon innit.

(Been in three years this coming autumn, and only the first crop of
berries...)



Not sure of worcesterberry, if it's like a black berry simply bury the
tips and it will root. If it's like a raspberry it will make runners so
you can dig them up but if it's like a blackcurrant just hack back about
8 inches from the tip of the newest growth, take off the top inch or so
cutting just above a bud, then at the bade, cut just below a bud and
shove the cutting into a small trench filled with a bit of sand or grit
mix and bury it to about 3 inches or so.
Make sure it's not in the direct sun and doesn't dry out and if you take
a few at least a couple will have rooted by next year.
Failing that put the cuttings in the greenhouse or cold frame in a deep
pot, again push them in to about 3 or 4 inches in gritty compost or
sharp sand.
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Janet Tweedy
Dalmatian Telegraph
http://www.lancedal.demon.co.uk