Eureeka!!! I see roots

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Suzy325

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Posted 1367247673	Reply with quote #1

I'm excited and nervous at the same time, 2 of my 3 first rooting attempts have actually rooted. The first one has roots that are peeping out at the top of the root riot cube exposed to light, I'm scared the light will dry them up. Should I pot them up now or wait until more roots are showing? I'm going to pot them in see through water bottles and put them in a humidity bin as per all the wonderful advice on this forum. :o). Attached Images IMG_1641_(Medium).JPG (146.85 KB, 60 views) __________________ Sue Belmar, NJ Zone 7a Wish List: Ronde de Bordeaux, Negronne

bigsmile542

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Posted 1367248616	Reply with quote #2

Yes it is fun to see roots. This year is my first time rooting cuttings. I am grow in perlite in cups I let mine stay as long as it take for them to stand on the own outside the humidity dome. When I see roots I spray the clear cups with paint to block sun form the roots. Then work them out into the air more and more until they can stand on there own in sun.Water them often to keep them from drying out too much. I then repot them into 1 gallon pots. Again this is my first year doing this. I would put the cutting you have in pic in soil and let the have indirect sun. Zone 8 South West TX

newnandawg

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Posted 1367249014	Reply with quote #3

Hello Suzy, great job for your first attempt. The root riot cubes make it a lot simpler. Yes, I would pot both of them up into some well draining potting mix. Something like Promix or Fertilome UPM. With Promix I mix it about 50/50 with some large perlite. I personally would put under a light or indirect sunlight. The one with leaves would burn quickly.

Suzy325

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Posted 1367252746	Reply with quote #4

Thank you for your replies :o), I'm going to pot them up today. What about the humidity bin after they're potted though? Aren't I supposed to keep them in a humidity bin for a while until the roots increase and get stronger, and then slowly acclimatize them to the outdoors and eventually sunshine? __________________ Sue Belmar, NJ Zone 7a Wish List: Ronde de Bordeaux, Negronne

javajunkie

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Posted 1367253387	Reply with quote #5

Good Morning Suzy, This is also my first year doing this and bear in mind my climate is much different from yours. I did my first batch in moss and went to cups in the humidity bin and so on and so forth. I then got the root riot set up and when I had roots like yours I up potted to 1 gallon containers and put them outside under a tree where they got dappled morning sun. I am finding that the more the cuttings are babied the more trouble I have with them. The ones that went in the humidity totes are really being picky about wind and sun, the ones that went into 1 gallon and under the tree are nice and strong most already moved to full sun with Sevin powder on the leaves. It's really a personal call until you find what works for you in your environment. And depends on how much time you want to spend changing figlet diapers :) __________________ Tami SE Texas

ForeverFigs

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Posted 1367261143	Reply with quote #6

Suzy...I'm a New Jersey grower too, and I fully agree with your post #4...the only reason I use that method is that in the past I have lost a lot of rooted cuttings by pushing ahead too fast..."slow and steady wins the race"...best of luck with your fig trees. __________________ Vince Edison N.J. Zone 6b Wish List: LaRadek's EBT

rookie

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Posted 1367271429	Reply with quote #7

Suzy,if you see that they need humidity after potting them up I've found an easy way to do it. I put 4 thin stakes about 6 inches longer than your tree into the pots and place a clear plastic bag over the 4 points so that the bag doesnt touch the tree (kind of like making an oxygen tent). The bag is gradually raised up from the bottom after a few days allowing the tree to become slowly acclimated to the lower humidity. Good luck with the trees. __________________ Scott, Long Island ,NY All my figs have been exposed to FMV,some have it, some don't. It doesn't seem to bother them so it doesn't bother me.

rcantor

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Posted 1367273588	Reply with quote #8

Congratulations! __________________ Zone 6, MO Wish list: Galicia Negra, De La Reina - Pons, Genovese Nero - Rafed's, Sbayi, Souadi, Acciano, Any Rimada, Sodus Sicilian, any Bass, Pons or Axier fig, any great tasting fig.

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