Last year I purchased two currents of the Red Lake variety. They spent their time in 3 gallon pots last year and I am contemplating where to put them this year. I was browsing the Internet last night and read that they are quite easy to root from 1 year old cuttings so… I’m at it again.
I took 12 cuttings and divided them in 2 groups. One group received a dip-n-grow treatment and the other did not. The cuttings were then placed in moist soil in plastic cups. Each cup was covered with a vented sandwich bag to hold in the humidity and placed under lights in the basement. We will see just how easy they are to root.
7 responses so far ↓
1 Leslie // Mar 2, 2006 at 9:46 am
Kerry, Once you get started, you are off and running! I think you have inspired me to get a couple of brown turkey figs. I am watching your blueberry experiments with great interest.
2 OldRoses // Mar 3, 2006 at 1:06 am
I love all of your experiments! What do you plan on doing with all the resulting produce?
3 kerry // Mar 3, 2006 at 10:04 am
Leslie,
Lol yes I don’t know when to quit. I have always been fascinated by the idea of making more plants. My first experiment involved a potato planted under the bushes. I was 5 and had just learned that a potato placed in the ground would grow. I was amazed and could hardly believe what I was hearing. I very carefully planted my prize and checked on it every day. Sure enough withing a few weeks sprouts were coming out of the ground where I had placed the potato. One day I went to check on it and the gardener for our apartment complex had pulled it up. I was heartbroken but hooked.
Roses my family would also like to know what I plan on doing with the many many pots of plants that line the back patio. “Don’t you have enough of xyz yet?” is something I often hear which of course I have to respond “there are NEVER enough”. If any of these cuttings actually take root I will more than likely plant a few and give away the others. Friends, family and coworkers are the usual recipients of my ocd with growing things.
4 Kerry's Garden // Mar 14, 2006 at 7:33 pm
Currant Cuttings – Day 15
The hardwood cuttings of the Red Lake currants are also coming along nicely so far. I only have two containers, one treated with dip and grow and the other with no treatment. Both are at the same point as far as top growth is concerned and I̵…
5 kerry // Mar 17, 2006 at 2:04 pm
According to the book Plant Propagation A to Z, Currants (Ribes) species should take 30-100 days and have an 80% success rate.
6 Kerry's Garden // Mar 26, 2006 at 6:30 pm
Update: Current Cuttings – Day 25
Good news and bad news. First the good news.
4 of the 6 treated cuttings and 1 of the 6 non-treated cuttings have several roots between 1/2″ and 1″ long. I’ve separated them out into their own pots. I did notice a couple of the …
7 Kerry's Garden // May 21, 2006 at 6:48 pm
Red Lake Currant Cuttings – Day 80
These are the only two cuttings of the twelve to make it. It had looked like three others were going to make it but they slowly died. They never really recovered from the fungus issue early on. Both of these had been treated with Dip-N-Grow prio…
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