- 1). Mix 1 tbsp. of bleach with 1 cup of fresh water in a small bowl. Dip a sharp paring knife into the solution and dry it with a clean, dry cloth. Set clean knife aside.
- 2). Use a pair of shears or wire cutters to clip a wire hanger 3 inches to the left of the right bend of the hanger, creating a large U-shape out of the hanger. Repeat this procedure for the other side of the hanger. Take the hanger and clean paring knife outside to where your blueberry plant is located.
- 3). Select a healthy stem near the bottom of the blueberry plant that is about 1 inch in diameter. Gently pull the stem to test its flexibility, making sure it is flexible enough and long enough to reach the ground easily when bent towards it.
- 4). Bend the stem all the way toward the ground and mark where its tip touches with a trowel. Release the stem and use the trowel to dig a small hole, 3 inches deep into the ground at the mark you made.
- 5). Bend the selected stem down so that a portion of it sits in the hole. Situate it so that the tip of the stem protrudes from the hole. Make a small cut into the branch with the sterile paring knife on one side of the stem. Pour a few tbsp. of rooting hormone over the cut stem.
- 6). Press the U-shape of the wire hanger you cut over the stem, pinning it to the ground, inside the hole. Fill the hole with soil, sand and peat moss being careful to leave the top 2 or 3 inches of the stem exposed. Allow four to six weeks to pass, while watering consistently allowing roots to develop on the new stem.
- 7). Dig up the new stem after six weeks, being careful not to cut the roots. Transplant the new plant with roots to your desired location, making sure that the soil in the new location is sandy or loamy and well-drained.
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