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    I bought a blueberry plant (bluecrop) which i have planted in a pot. i noticed something growing along side it which i initially thought was a weed but i dug down a bit and under the soil it looks alot like a rasberry runner. i know it isnt a raspberry but i wandered if blueberrys have runners too or is it a weed that i have been carefully looking after?

  • #2
    Ooh, that sounds interesting! I've had a blueberry bush for about 4 years and so far I've never had a runner.

    PJB

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    • #3
      Blueberries are cultivated via cuttings taken in the autumn and as far as I am aware dont throw out runners as they are like other bush fruits, er, well bushes. I may be wrong but I have a raft of them and none has ever produced a runner.

      Because the cuttings business is not totally straight forward, the plants are fairly expensive compared to fruit that does, like raspberries for example..

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      • #4
        well i know its not a raspberry! ive got 3 varieties growing so i know which is which! i will have a good root around in the pot tomorrow, i dont really feel inclined to look after weeds!

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        • #5
          I have just had a look on google and they do send out runners.
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          • #6
            Well well, I wish mine would, it would save me a fortune. I have never seen a sniff of a runner on my plants and I have well over a dozen.

            I wonder if you could propogate them by layering?

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            • #7
              PW, I expect it's definately worht a go. I'm awful at keeping cuttings alive, and this year I moved one of my rosemary's out of a tub into the ground. When I lifted it, I realised one of the stems must have been trapped on the soil somehow as midway down the stem was the evidence of earth and some healthy roots. Needless to say I snipped it off and planted it. So going back to your question, this is going to be my way froward to propagate more plants as it seems th most foolhardy way I've found so far. This is aparently a good way to propagate roses too (as well as air layering) and they're supposed to be quite hard to propagate...?
              Shortie

              "There are only two lasting bequests we can hope to give our children; one of these is roots, the other wings" - Hodding Carter

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              • #8
                im definately going to have a couple of side shoots of my tom plants this year. bought some seed from america so the more i get for my money the better.

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                • #9
                  i dug around in the pot today and it definately looks like its coming from the main root ball. new problem is that about 20 toadstools popped up in the pot over night!

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                  • #10
                    Originally posted by Lesley Jay
                    I have just had a look on google and they do send out runners.
                    That was Brave of you LJ
                    ntg
                    Never be afraid to try something new.
                    Remember that a lone amateur built the Ark.
                    A large group of professionals built the Titanic
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                    • #11
                      It was very brave Nick but I must take the risk to help my fellow grapes!
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                      • #12
                        i gave my "blueberry runner" a tug today and it came out..very odd..its like a bit of stick that has rooted and grown.not sure what it is but its going in the compost bin...honestly, to think i may have been tending a weed!

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