The Poor Man’s Blueberry Propogation
I have a hedge of evergreen blueberries that line my drive. Unfortunately, there are some gaps that I have been wanting to fill in, but while currently unemployed and having time to work on it, I don’t have the money needed to buy new blueberry plants. So, I am resorting to a method of propagating blueberries that I once heard of and thought sounded like a great idea.
What I’ve done is select some of the longer branches, dug down below the beauty bark I have under my blueberries for weed control, and covered the branch with dirt. I’ve then used a rock to weigh the branches down.
The idea is that the branch will grow roots and later in the season I will snip the branch from the main plant and have a brand new independent blueberry bush that I can transplant to fill in any gaps I have in my hedge.