I only received one  cutting each of Black Madeira and Barnisotte from UC Davis. I made several 1" cuttings from the tip of the cutting where there were numerous small nodes close together. These were layered horizontally in planting mix and perlite in an 8x8x3 plastic container that we get salads in. One variety went into each corner of this container. The longer section of the cutting went into the bag in a wet newspaper. 

Rooting in the potting soil was much faster and roots were better developed on both varieties than the larger cutting in the bag.

Black Madeira cutting
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That is very brave!
I did some experiments like that, with some successes  but mostly failures;
so do not count your unhatched chickens yet!. In theory,  yes one can
produce a fig rooting per small single node, Realistically, there has to be
enough 'energy' in that little twig to succeed, specially when other many 'things'
may be less than ideal, and then bad things take over, e.g., rot.
George (NJ).

How long did it take for roots to begin forming on the cuttings in the potting mix?

I too am curious. I received 1 cutting also from UCD. It's still in the baggie with no signs of roots.
Sue

I am curious. 

That little cutting pictured is obviously healthy, but is it ready to pot and grow on? 

I have some one-node cuttings rooting--nodes cut off because the originals were too long for me to handle in the cuttings box. 

I would like for someone who has experience in this to tell us whether, left to its own devices, this little cutting would benefit from being allowed to stay longer in the cutting box before being potted. 

Certainly if it sprouted and put down roots in the potting soil it would grow on there.  What if that were rooted to that stage in vermiculite, would you pot it now? 
Ox

Ox, et all,

I would pot it up and put in indirect sun. This tiny cutting does not have much more energy to keep pushing roots out without getting much in return. I have done this many times. Thanks.

My UCD Black Madeira was baggied up 2 weeks ago, no roots, but I have pretty leafs!    I guess I will leave it alone, and see what it does!
 
PS I just got a single cutting also.
 
 
Cecil

Edit....Thanks Jon

Like many darker figs, leaves are easy and roots are harder to stimulate, and slower to develop.

It's hard to see, but that little 1" cutting has 3 intact nodes. I probably wouldn't have taken a chance if these little cuttings didn't have so many nodes for their length (they were at the tip of the cutting). The Black Madeira and Barnisotte only made initials in the bag for me--no roots-- so I have also put the longer cuttings into a salad container horizontally.

I think I got cuttings on March 18, they went into bags or into the salad container that day and most (except for ones in bag) were rooted enough to pot in clear containers last week.  All my bagged cuttings are now in salad containers with potting soil and perlite. They're only buried 3/4" deep so I can gently dig the soil off and check them out.

We'll see, they may all die, but I wanted a balance of roots and leaves if possible when they went into the pot. This method is copied from postings others have made on this and the GW forum (elder, plumfan & maybe you Georgi). 

Black Madeira UCD cutting

My BM UCD cutting was bagged up on the 4/7
 
it is showing about 5 nice little roots.....pretty soon we will put it in a cup.
 
Cecil

Hi, this is my first year rooting cuttings. I start them off in green moss. When they root then I put them in a perlite, vermiculite, and compost mixture. For a container I use clear Starbucks cups, so I can see the roots.

To feed them I aerate/oxygenate tap water with a fish pump. I was told this gets rid of the chlorine and the oxygen helps the cuttings. Then I add an organic citrus fertilizer combined with an Avocado Micro-Riser. So far the figs have lots of root and green leaves. Don't know if this is a good way but it seems to be working for me. Any suggestion would nice.