Propagation advice, gooseberry and loganberry

beer2006

A couple of weeks ago I had delivered a loganberry and a gooseberry. Both had a small branch knocked off in transit. I popped them in to a glass of water and both seem alive, the gooseberry looks like it is starting to grow a tiny root.

What I'd like advice on please, is is better to pot them into a pot with compost now, or stick them straight into the ground outside, or leave then in the water until more (some) roots come?

...... Or am I wasting my time anyway?

Thanks

Jnelhams

Leave it until the roots are about an inch long then pot it up in a small pot keep it well watered, and then plant it out in September in a sheltered spot.

Both these plants are very easy to grow from cuttings, the Loganberry from runners trapped under a brick or dug up and Goosebery from hard wood cuttings in November stuck in the ground

beer2006

Thankyou for that advice, the gooseberry is "pax" and a sweet desert red one, if I enjoy the fruit I might well take a few more cuttings. I don't think I have the space for many more loganberries though

Lord_Gardener

Pop them straight into the ground for best results - they'll easily grow away!

rubiales

I had the same happen with a gooseberry bush and a thornless blackberry. Treated both as cuttings, popped them into some rooting powder and a pot of compost.

They seem to be doing OK sat in the cold frame so hoping for two healthy (free!!) plants to plant out later.