Ok, all cuttings have been shipped. Good luck with them everyone!

So I want to try something new... my greenhouse is now being streamed live! This is more for when I am away, so I can keep an eye on things. I use one of these netcams for my aquarium as well. I think you need to make a free account prior to viewing.

http://netcam.belkin.com/accept-invite-us-prod.html?token=Tnx1tr3I62889310494659&locale=US%7Cen

If anyone checks it out, let me know if the link works! I use my smartphone app, so I haven't tried it on a PC yet.

Great, now I'm going to have to learn how to cut the feed when I poach your trees. Thanks for making it harder on me, Nick. Seriously, that is a cool idea. I am going to sign in and have a look. Not like I'm casing the greenhouse, though.

Edit: It said the invitation has expired. I hope it wasn't something I said...

Interesting approach!  I've thought about this kind of an app to monitor home temps when I'm away. 

I also got an "invitation expired" message.

Hmmm... the sharing function is kinda whacky. It seems I have to add your usernames or it times out. Shoot me your username if you are interested and I will try adding them as "cam friends".

And Bill, you are welcome over anytime for cuttings, just water when you are done :)

It seems there must be a special page to register.  The Netcam home page has only a log-in portal.

Shailesh, it looks like I needed to invite you to view the webcam using your email. I sent it to your juno account. Let me know if it works!

Shailesh I am getting the same error now. I think it may be too far from my router and loosing connection. Oh well, I will have to move the router this week.

Man oh man, I think I need a bigger greenhouse!



I am quickly running out of room, forcing me to play favorites! I have enough room for one or two more larger trees and will need to choose between Nero600M, VdB, Negronne, Green Ischia, Sals G, Bifere, Mission, Italian, and a few others.

The figs in the greenhouse are budding and beginning to leaf quickly.

I have two new varieties to add to my fig family; Abebereia and Bourjasotte Grise.



My two Black Madeira cuttings are going strong and already have large leaves. I have them adjusting to room humidity now.



Oh and my Sodus Sicilian is leafing out finally!

Hey Nick I finally got my UCD package, it was 1 CdD white and 3 Panachee. As expected! Good luck with your cuttings and trees-I up-potted a BM cutting today, everything has been slow this year, but I think they know spring is around the corner. I will up-pot a Spanish fig tomorrow, and another Spanish fig late next week! My greenhouse trees are also breaking bud, but very slowly, even though the heater is on in there.

For my fellow osmocote lovers, it is on sale dirt cheap at Lowes right now!

Very frustrated... it was time to raise my lights up a few inches before the figs started hitting them. While raising them, one of the chains broke causing the light to come crashing down onto my figs. It of course landed on my Vasilika Sika and Longue d'Aout.

It broke the main growth of the VS. It was still connected, so I tried to put it back in place with a bit of wood glue. I have never tried or heard of grafting with wood glue, but we will see what happens...

Hi Nick,
Thank you so much for the cuttings! I wrapped some of them in parafilm and rooted them directly. Others, I put into a container with moist coir. I'm curious to see which method will root faster.

- Fiona

Hmm new data on my Sodus Sicilian... I do believe I have a breba! I should know for sure in a few days if it is a breba or leaf.

Never give up!

Tonight showed me that you should never give up on your cuttings. I had given up on my only Maltese Beauty cutting and had not been able to bring myself to throw it out. It had originally put out a small fig, which I pulled off, no visible roots, and then it withered.



Nearly three months later, I finally decided to throw it out. Much to my amazement, when I picked the cup up, there were healthy roots on the bottom!





I also love my Belkin Netcam setup in my greenhouse. I can check in on the figs, temps, and even critters at night with the night vision.

Checking on the greenhouse today, so far the following varieties have brebas:

Desert King
CdDB
Flanders
Bifere
Black Ischia
Fico Preto
Brogiotto Nero
Excel
Sodus Sicilian
Black Madeira
JH Adriatic
Black Mission
VdB

How about everyone else?

Well, I'll be darned. It looks like wood glue actually worked to save the one limb of my vasilika sika!

This is by no means conclusive, but I had two cuttings have small branches break when my grow light fell. One on my Longue d'Aout and one on my Vasilika Sika. Both broke about halfway through. The LdA I pushed back together and left alone. The VS I pushed back together and wood glued. The LdA shriveled and dried out. The VS is starting to put out a new leaf!

Well, I must say I still believe cutting propagation in a potting mix is a better method than perlite as long as you do not over water. This Col de Dame Gris cutting is helping reinforce that thought in my mind.



The greenhouse is amazing! I am probably two months ahead of last year.





The amount of brebas on the trees are amazing as well. I am not sure how many will ripen, but there are a ton of them.









The webcam is still working out well. It was driving me nuts yesterday though as I was stuck at work and saw the greenhouse was over 100F inside. I will have to hook the exhaust fan back up this weekend.

Will do Shailesh!

I am enjoying your pictures and reading your updates. As someone who first started rooting fig cuttings a few years back and failed, and currently rooting some with different methods this go around, it is very helpfull and inspiring to see your shared methods and struggles. I am always learning. I have breba envy right now!! Wow!!

Good going!!

I tossed together a video of some of the varieties I am rooting and their progress...

Fig Tree Cuttings 2015: