Potted Blueberries and honeyberries experiences ?

Just bought 2 honeyberries for 30£ total incl shipping from James Mcantyre online who sells many varieties of those and redcurrants also. Used some birthday money
I got "giants heart" and "strawberry sensation" which are supposed to go together and i saw reviews saying both had great fruit. They came really quickly and both look very healthy for dormant plants.

Now to find somewhere to plant them....!

I always snip off a branch of new plants and try to cultivate the cutting just incase it dies. Some take well while others dont.

 

Would a 'dormant' plant cutting root readily Surely better to await establishment with all risks before this otherwise worthy endeavour is undertaken ?

 

ive found most plants take cuttings better when done dormant, not all but most. not sure why

 

I thought it was quite hard to kill a honeyberry. I've read lots of people have very poor luck with hardwood cuttings and that stool layering is the easiest method to propagate them. I've not tried yet as mine aren't particularly productive where they are. I keep meaning to move them and get another pollinating partner variety.

 

Think about how plants burst into life in spring. The whole plant is set up to put a load of effort in at the start of the growing season, and to fight back at any damage sustained over winter. If you take your cuttings just before that point they'll put more effort into rooting. Temperatures and humidity are also less likely to dry them out than in summer if you're not doing it in a controlled environment.

On the subject of growing blueberries, I have a customer who grows them in large (75 litre at a guess) pots. They fruit really well and don't seem to require netting. Watering is better done with rain water but they don't bother and the plants still do well. Their water comes from a spring in the Cotswolds, so it certainly isn't ideal! I don't think honeyberries taste as good but they're fun to grow. Variety is the spice of life.