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JennaKillsEverything

So, I bought a few plant roots and temporarily put them in plastic tubs as planters until I can get my actual raised beds together. I dropped the elderberry root when I was unpacking it and the top part broke off with the only leaves it had, will that one sprout again later since the roots were fine? Also, the guy at the store was kinda mean to me so I don't want to go back to buy another to try again. So hopefully someone here can answer and hopefully the prospects are good. 🤞

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  1. CC

    I would research that’s what I would do if I was in your position that’s what I’ve been doing I go to YouTube all the time and Google and it has been working for me thus far. Just research on how to get it back. I usually watch videos if your leaf is coming back that’s a good sign for one and maybe if it’s infant, then it may not be able to handle being outside so maybe you need to keep it inside for a while. If it’s a little bit more mature, I would watch videos for that and they will teach you how to get more. I hope this helps you. I’m a beginning myself and I have made some mistakes I had to replant, but I’ve learned a little bit I haven’t done elderberry and that is a good one. I would like to try.

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    • JennaKillsEverything

      Everything I found was just like tips how to mend a broken branch or stem, which I did try the tips I found but without success. I do have another elderberry that seems to be doing fine I just really wanted 2 for different areas of the yard. I want to try my hand at companion planting so I can see if it really works or not.

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    • CC

      You know what I realize that I have been doing that and not know it 😆 because people I believe should understand that plants are living things so they want to be around other living things so it’s really true that I put like my cucumbers with my okra and they are encouraging each other to grow and I have like my collard greens with my cabbages and they’re growing together they communicate in some kind of way because they’re the living creatures They just don’t speak how we speak. So it’s probably lonely. It probably needs some encouragement from other berries so if you have like a mulberry plant or a plant that’s similar to it. I think that just might help it heal cause it’s probably looking for encouragement. Is the plant from seed meaning infant or is it older or mature? And do you have an inside or outside?

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    • JennaKillsEverything

      I've got the broken elderberry plant in a large plastic tub outside for now with a blueberry. The future bushes are just pretty much a stick with some leaves right now (except the broken one). I'll take pics later it's raining now.

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    • JennaKillsEverything

      Sorry, I'm not great with terminology. I had to look up the word. These bush roots are propagation. They came in a little canvas sack with a little tiny bit of dirt and like one or two leaves. This is the broken one.

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  2. Sunny

    Photos? It would help to see what’s remaining of the plant/rooted cutting. I’m confused about what the plant roots look like. I do have an elderberry plant I gave up for dead that keeps reviving in spring. It’s potted and lives outside. I’m in zone 9 and should have never bought an elderberry for this location. It’s too hot. But, the plant looks dead by end of summer and resurrects in spring with other plants trying to occupy the pot. 🪴🍀

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    • JennaKillsEverything

      I'll take pictures later, it's raining at my house currently. I'm in an 8 zone. I don't want to dig it up but I can show you the current setup. It's temporary, though. They are outside.

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    • Sunny

      Don’t dig it up. I thought you may have taken photos when you got it.

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    • JennaKillsEverything

      This is the broken one I tried to repair following tips I found online but it looks dead. The stem didn't break completely off it was broken halfway. Like imagine a hangnail and then apply it to a thick plant stem, if that makes any sense. Anyway I splinted the broken part and buried it in the hopes it would heal but it doesn't look good.

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  3. JennaKillsEverything

    And here's the other side of the same temporary plastic tub setup. The blueberry bush looks fine to my untrained eye.

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  4. JennaKillsEverything

    Aaannnd here's Big George's temporary setup. He looks like he's thriving by comparison.

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  5. Sunny

    The elderberry can still recover. It could put out a new shoot like mine. I would add root stimulator, diluted fertilizer and some SuperThrive plant vitamins when watering. I would consider getting it shade from the most intense noon heat until the root system gets established and stronger. I’m not familiar with the other plants. 🪴🍀

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    • JennaKillsEverything

      Sweet! Thanks for the advice. 💜

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