One more question, I saw read on freeplants.com that course sand is the best medium for propigating plants. Anyone tried this with bluberries? I thought peat and perilite was the medium of choice for blueberry prop?

That's great you got a couple to work, I tried about 8 and all died! Did you use any rooting hormone?

RM

No I didnt use any rooting hormone

I have some growing since late July early August in small cut off plastic drink bottles,where most of them were encased in gallon baggies,but the air went out of the bag too soon.The bottles are now in propagation trays with 7 inch domes purchased from a hydroponic store.About half out of 30-40 plants are still alive.One actually started growing flowers.Chippewa seems to be the hardiest.
This is an excerpt from a poster on this forum:In a couple months,you should see roots filling the plastic soda bottles.
Once you have a sufficient quantity of roots,you can transfer them to 1 gallon nursery pots.
Acclimate these newly potted plants to full/mostly sun.
During their dormant season,you can transfer these plants to the garden.
If all goes well you will have producing blueberries in a couple of years.
Your pots are probably not transparent,blueboy,but maybe slightly pull on the stem and if there is resistance,then there are most likely roots growing.Brady

Just checked the cuttings and repotted them. The southern high bush does not have any roots but it's still alive. Put some root hormone on it and replanted it in pine bark mulch, sand, and a pinch of peat moss. The rabbit eye has roots on 2 sides!!! That's my first and won't be my last, I may even go into the blueberry bidness! Repotted it also in the same soil mix. Didnt really like how wet the peat moss was staying. Im thinking that's why the SHB didn't take root.

Congratulations!A bouncing baby blueberry!What's it's name going to be?:)
Another post said if algae starts growing on the cuttings media surface,it's getting too much water.
I'm giving the link to the original posting about propagating.In it there is another method mentioned for hardwood cuttings.Brady

Here is a link that might be useful: Air Layering Blueberries

I just planted my soft and semisoft blueberry cuttings today. I used rooting hormone and a mix of peat/perlite. As soon as they were potted I placed them in white plastic storage bins with a pail of water to keep the humidity up. Some sources say if you use softwood cuttings you must mist them frequently. Impractical without expensive equipment, hoping the cover and water pail suffice, there is moisture on the lid.
Dan

This was my set up for propigation. Its not very high tech but then again I only got 1 cutting out of 8 to take root and 1 more that hasnt taken root yet but is still alive so hopefully I can go 2 for 8. We will see! I didnt put a plastic bag over it and I dont have a misting system. Just watered daily and keep it in the shade with some white wedding vail material to keep the bugs and stuff off. In this picture is the one cutting thats still kicking after 8 weeks, also 2 Kiowa blackberry cutting for trial.

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Here is my first propigation cutting that took root. It is a rabbit eye but I dont know which kind. I took cuttings off of 3 plants, Beckyblue, Brightwell, and Woodard but didnt keep track of which ones were which. I think I will name him Blueboy;)

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The problem with peat is that it's either hydrophilic (Spongey), or repels it. If you use peat use about 25% max by volume. Consider using a horticultural wetting agent to break the waters' surface tension when wetting the peat. Sand wicks away water so it enhances drainage/oxygen availability. The key is to provide the proper high humidity and just enough ventilation in the 'domed' microclimate upstairs, and that takes time to gauge. Add a capful of 3% peroxide to a cup of your water. See what it does.
Consider taking hardwood cuttings in march from the new shoots that emerge from the ground and follow the hardwood cuttings rooting process as they are less delicate and harden off properly before winter comes along up here in Michigan.
Noogy