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Such a cool demonstration and teaching. An intelligent man employing simple means. One thing I learned this year. Plant many and you will not be disappointed. As a retired man, I am beginning to really like this idea of planting berries, currently I have an excellent beginning to a food forest, elderberry, blackberry, Rasberry, strawberry, and crazy other stuff like wild lettuce, and fireweed right here on my property in New Brunswick Canada. My main regret is that I did not discover this when I was 20, so many vast resources contained on All of our beautiful land. Just loved the way Mike kicked the dirt back in with his foot. If you never start you never finish, and the best place to start is keep it simple, berries make great sense...Thanks Mike

Yumm! Ramps season will be here very shortly!

Do you use rooting compound?

Great video. Thx for sharing your experience. I’m looking to plant 3 or 4 in my garden for my grandkids to enjoy. Any recommendation on a favorite variety? Thx!!!

I started to plants in the fall of 2022. They'll soon be when you're old and they are 6 foot tall and bushy. I would like to get a variety of genetics and would love to purchase a few stems from you. How do I do that?

Good video! I planted one elderberry alongside my house some years ago, not knowing how to manage it. It gradually moved itself and its offspring into the driveway to get more sun. You have inspired me to grab some cuttings, do some pruning, and learn to take advantage of this treasure in my yard. Many thanks!

Just propagated lots of elderberry to feed the birds . Lovely video.

I know this is 2 yrs later but, what ever happened to follow up on the elderberry flowers and berries?

How do we order starter plants from you?

We bought 2 bottles last month and it was DELICIOUS🐝🐝🐝

great information, thank you so much

Omg! I live in California, do you have have blue elder berry root stock? Have you ever grown it? If so can you tell me your experience with it? Looking to start a patch.

Wonderful video. Thanks so much for sharing your knowledge! You mentioned another video about harvesting. I would love to see that if you might include that link... either way, thanks!!

Did you make any of the follow up videos by chance?

I learned about elderberry just this year and I have 6 gallons of steamed juice canned now from wild bushes here in Northern Maine. I’ve been watching several elderberry propagation CZcams videos and this is a really good one. Very useful information presented. Thanks.

hi, can I cross pollinate american elderberry with another variety? or does it need to be another American elderberry. I am simply planting another elderberry for for more berries. What would you suggest for a second elderberry variety?

I am trying to start an elderberry patch here in Ohio. I have acreage but starting with about 12 plants. They are not even a year old but just hoping they all make it

Great video! On a mission to propagate elderberry for an abundance 🥰

great video! really appreciate it. i'm looking forward to attempting this next spring. i fear the window has closed already this year, but i might give it a whirl anyway as my mom has elderberry on her place.

Sabrina doesn't really explain the whys of the biology of the mushrooms. There's more of telling what the mushroom looks like, what its called and where its located. She was boring to watch.

Any follow up videos?

Pro Tip: Instead of using a metal band, just use a strong rubber band, which never "cut" the plastic. This allows the fermentation to "self burp". I've been using this method for many many years. I've found that the rubber bands usually found on vegetables such as broccoli or asparagus work really well. And if you're starting several fermentation projects why wouldn't you just do as i do and mix up a quart or two of 2%-3% brine all at once and just use it as needed? And were you stoned when you made this video? Not that I have anything against it, I partake myself. But you said things like "Pour the brine over your liquid" and "The water is all dissolved and not sitting and hovering on the bottom". And since you chopped all those ramp leaves why wouldn't you use a bigger jar and just make a bigger batch? Pro Tip #2: When mixing brines it's ALWAYS better and more accurate to do so by weight. SO much easier to calculate amounts needed. 1000 grams of water requires 20 grams of salt for a 2% brine. 30 grams for a 3% brine. A liter is too much? 500 grams of water(only about 2 cups)+ 10 grams of salt yields a 2% brine, 15 grams for a 3%. Much more scientific and accurate that way. When properly fermented things stay crisp for surprisingly long periods of time. I have 1/2 gallon jars of giardiniera that are a year old, never been refrigerated and the cauliflower, carrots, jalapenos, onions and garlic still have crunch.

Awesome video guys! I love it.

Why am I not surprised there is an elderberry flavor? I hope the kickstarter and launch goes well!

This year I’m starting a elderberry row with some 5 cultivars & some off wild local pants here in Wisconsin. Should be a fun project.

I have those same Fiskars clippers!

Thank you! That was really good and clear, I got a batch of Ramps going at home! Do you guys have sale your farm products in nyc? Cheers!