Mai, it may be because I live in the Northeast and the air is extremely dry here this time of the season, but I find the moisture level to be extremely different from bag to bag of sealed potting mix.  The two bags I bought this weekend were 10lbs different, which is more than 1 gallon of water.  I posted a video on the bagging and cup methods and in it I weigh the two bags if you would like to see what I mean:

Yes I agree with Meg about the book Mai. I self published a book of heirloom recipes and old family pictures paired with stories of the antics of my 6th generation Arizona family. It too was a labor of love. I am so glad I did it. I have sold almost all of the copies and am going to do it again. I am sure your book would be so well received Mai. If there is anything I can do to support you in this, please let me know. I hope you are having a queenly time in London with your granddaughter. Enjoy some scones, Devon cream and jam for me! Warmly, Jodi

I think you have a good point. My bag is only 14lbs which is 25.5 lbs (~3 gallons) lighter than your heaviest one. 10 lbs (~1 gal) lighter than your light one.

I'll probably end up adding over a gallon of water to my bag to get it "moist."

Be careful with the water . Better dry than wet  

boy i am learning quickly about to wet, killed off two of my cuttings that were leafing out. It is very upsetting losing cuttings as a newbie :(

8 years ago I used to make cloners for sale on Ebay, but since I found out that the bagging method (that is used to root plumeria and other stuff back in 2007) was faster, cheaper, cleaner, less space involved  I decided to get rid off all of the cloners . I still have whole bunch of pumps and hydroponic accessories that I packed them in 3 huge boxes when I moved to Oregon in August 2015












My old time

How my fragile rooted cuttings survived when I was out of the country more than 2 weeks ?

They all are potted and stayed in bags as shown below    

 

I used umbrella or florist bags that give my plants more space to grow and plenty of humidity needed . The advantages of using these bags are you can hang them anywhere without worrying about watering them daily .






The bag on the right holds a cutting that has been buried in sand. You can see trace of sand on the stem . I was hurried at the time because I had to pack my luggage to fly away the next day , so I had no time to remove that sand




More pictures to come

How about some pictures of your single node Ponte Tresa plants you were able to root.

Mai, I just love how you document your techniques.  Great Job and thanks for sharing!

I am currently doing this method on MBVS and RdB!  To me it seems like one of the easiest methods on the forum.  Not sure how well cloners work but I'd be willing to try them also.

I didn't actually add that gallon of water.

That quote was me speculating how much I would need to add the moisture level of another poster's store bought bag of moisture control potting soil.

My bag was only 14lbs which was 25.5 lbs (~3 gallons) lighter than his heaviest one. 10 lbs (~1 gal) lighter than his light one. If mine was to wet, his was definitely to wet straight from the store.

The level of moisture can vary considerably from the store.

Here is a pic of the soil that I used. It may have been too wet but seemed pretty dry. Didn't clump or stick to my hands. I wanted to add more water but fought the urge with the warnings about being too moist.

Sorry, Don, if you did not add any water .

 

(never mind what is in the bag, I just take something to show how to insert the newspaper in the bag)

Mai,
Here is the first batch 5 weeks old and rooted. They are starting bud out.

The second batch is only about 12 days old and they are already budding out.

The difference is, the first batch was soaked for 8 hours and the second larger batch was soaked close to 15 hours, but again the cuttings are all different varieties.

One things I like about this method is the potting mix already has right level of fertilizer and I don't have to worry about Fertigating them anytime soon, which is one of the reason I loose my cuttings due to excess moisture.

Also, no gnats. That is awesome.

Your bags look great, Mohan !
Your success is my joy .
I am happy today , and I keep counting my blessings from the Fig God (see my Atavar ?) .
Write to me if anyone has a problem with my bagging techniques. I will do by best to analyze the situation to help

Hi Mai Mai,
I do have a problem after following your method. All the cuttings have been soaked in water more than 2 days. After bagging them, I open the big bag for a few minutes every two days. There's mist in the big bag and small soil bags as well. However the cuttings seem drying out. Here are some pics attached. There were several cuttings which had little leaf out but now all wilted. I don't understand did I make it too wet or too dry? Thank you for your advice!

Two more pictures. One has the wilted leaf. The other looks dry too.

you forgot to erase this one Lolita

Johnparav,
You should respect all the people who are coming to this thread for their needs .    

After reading about what you did , you are the last one that should be lecturing about respect .
You can erase all the threads you want . The cats out of the bag .
Don't worry I won't waste any more time on you .

John

I like the fact that your method seems to do well while you are out of town. What's the longest you left your cuttings unattended?

Johnparav, I don't know why you said that. For whatever reason, Mai shared her knowledge and success, and helped a lot of people who loves figs and gardening, just like you. She deserves respect and appreciation.