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How to Propagate Elderberry Cuttings on your Property! Free Food! #homestead

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What happens here

Identify the location where you want to propagate the elderberry plants. The video shows a mulched area, indicating good organic matter. Using a small shovel or hand, dig down just enough to create a shallow trench or depression where the cuttings will be laid. Remove any significant rocks, roots, or other debris that might impede planting.

Goal: Clear a small, shallow trench or depression in the desired planting area, removing any large obstacles.

Tools and materials

  • Small shovel or hand trowel
  • Work gloves

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These are just trimmings off of an elderberry bush that I had in the backyard. And you can see I've had them soaking in water. There's even a little ice in that water. But these will sprout. It don't get no easier than this. I'm going to dig down in just a little bit. You can see we got ground, we got rock, we got whatever. We're going to lay this down. You can see it's already budding out. I'm going to lay one there. Get that stick out of the way. Going to lay this one here. I'm just going to

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