If we had a clapping smiley I would use it.  For now just settle for a plain ole non clapping one. Nice job :)     

Here was my mess two years ago..




 
 

jdsfrance

no there are no holes in the side of the cups , more places for gnats to enter I don't know if it is necessary these rotted just fine without them 

next time I probably will go with the bigger cups I've already repotted a few of them they lift out of the cups very nicely and I am repotting them in a mixture of coir, vermiculite and perlite in one gallon pots 

Frank 

thats a nice setup you have there plenty of light , the 2nd picture down did you start them this year or are they plants you brought in for the winter? 

Great work, Dave!  Which brand of coco coir are you using and how do you use the clonex?  Do you wet the coco coir first and put the cuttings in?  Did you mix the coir with anything else?  How are the cuttings in perlite doing?  How do you water these?  Spray, pour over, from the bottom or something else?

When you have results this good we need a step by step tutorial if you have time.  Other members are going to want to imitate your success and we can all benefit from learning new things.  Some people never get cuttings because their attempts at rooting have failed.  Yours might be the method that works for them and introduces them to a new world of fig varieties.

If you don't have anything in your house harboring gnats from the get-go, you can nuke your soil mixes and kill any gnat larvae/eggs that may be hitch'n a ride to the promised land. I generally am gnat free in my house until about March. Then it starts to get warmer and gnats in the big pots in the garage(which you can never entirely be rid off) start to wake, eventually some will find their way into the house and get to my starts(usually just about April) but by then everyone in the house is big enough that gnats are not much of a threat. And, then you just treat them with nematodes or Gnatrol, I have yet to use Gnatrol but now have some on hand if the need should arise.

I was going to comment on the auto window reflectors as well. Good use if you have them on hand. If you have access to a Grow-Store, Mylar works great too..as it should because that's what its made for. I like it because you can either drape a loose sheet entirely over the florescent light and let the sides just hang down or tape a smaller sheet to the edge of the light along the sides. It is nice because the weight is minimal and it can just fall against the leaves of the plants and the leaves will support it away from themselves, molding a perfect sized grow chamber with no damage to the plants at all, ever. I used to like to keep the ends open to allow air exchange, but a person could still use a partial piece..allowing a space above and below for air exchange on the ends too I suppose. Since our house now has a sun room and sliding glass doors along the sun room, I just use the free sun light and figured out ways to make that work for me.

Bob let me start by saying I didn't come up with the coir idea on my own I got the idea after seeing "FDM Franks" post  http://figs4funforum.websitetoolbox.com/post/rooting-in-coir-7145086?highlight=coco+coir&pid=1285184607#post1285184607

I bought a big block of coir and soaked it for a about a half an hour dipped the cuttings in Clonex and put them in the cups in roughly the 4 weeks I had them in the cups I didn't water them once the couple that I potted into bigger pots were on the dry side I think I could of given them a little water after 3 weeks 

The cuttings that I have in perlite are leaving out I don't see any roots yet but they are in a much bigger container than the ones I started in the coir 

Rich Ginzo=Italian 

rich i was thing about bottom heat what kind of mats would you suggest ?

What temperature do you run heat mats at? I've never used them before I wouldn't want to cook them 

Truly awesome results! Congrats on those roots :)

Rich thanks I'll have to try that on my next batch of cuttings 

http://figs4funforum.websitetoolbox.com/post/from-twigs-to-figs-in-120-days-richs-propagation-method-6838912?trail=50

Ginzo... Really?

Particularly offensive!

Nice work otherwise, Dave.

Im a Sicilian from Texas, i had never heard ginzo...i prefer Guido or Guinea..hahahaha

Danny come on it is all in good fun

Justin Guido does have a nice ring to it LOL

Here's some pictures I took today while I was watering them , I gave them a half dose of Fox Farm Big Bloom  They recommended this fertilizer for seedlings , cuttings, and transplanting it's pretty mild when used as directed but I chose to go half strength we will see what happens, 

Here's the info 

This odorless, liquid fertilizer is a live culture of vitamins, amino acids, natural growth hormones, enzymes, and beneficial organic microbes. This micro-brewed formula incorporates earthworm castings, bat guano and other high test organic ingredients that offer a full, balanced range of nutrients. Norwegian kelp improves nutrient uptake and increases yields. Rock phosphate helps transfer energy from one part of the plant to another, which means bigger buds and more fragrant flowers. 0.01-0.3-0.7

          

good luck with it 

I applaud your decision since you have some very pale leaves.  I'd ask them or look on their web site to see if there's any iron in it.  Be very careful with iron - it's essential for dark green leaves but too much is lethal.

I generally run my mats between 75 and 79 but there's no one right or wrong thing.  A lot depends on how warm the house is.You're probably not helping yourself under 72 or over 84.

Thanks Bob I will check tomorrow to see if it has iron in it and how much? I am hoping that the watered down amount of fertilizer I gave them will be enough to green them up a little bit 

The shelf that I have them on is right in front of a radiator it's keeping them nice warm and cozy! 

Pale leaves could be most likely nitrogen deficiency or both. 0.01% nitrogen in this fertilezer is nothing. I think it is not a good formula for your figs.