Hi everyone! I just purchased my first cutting a few weeks ago. Going to experiment to see what works best in our area, zone 5b. I got them from ebay, thought I was getting a good deal but not sure now after reading some other thread. I purchased a few cuttings of each of these varieties; Black Mission, Alma, and Verde de Bordeaux(not sure about the name of this one?). Does any one have experience with these or even know what the last one is? I was a bit excited getting into figs and this may have been an impulse buy :-(. Can't find the last one in this sites archive? Also, I think I purchased my figs from someone reselling cuttings from memebers of this site :-( I feel terrible.

Greetings and welcome..........................

Welcome!

I've never heard of "Verde" de Bordeaux. Where exactly did you get them? Was it on ebay?

That name is a little suspicious given that "verde" is Spanish for "green" and Bordeaux is a region in France that doesn't sit on the border with Spain... but who knows? It could be a very nice variety like Green Ischia, Adriatic, or something. Wait and see.

Please keep us updated with photos of the leaves and both the interior and exterior of the fruit as they grow.

Maybe it's a misspelling and should be "Verte" which also means green in French.  Not very far fetch giving the only difference is the "t" vs "d" in the spelling.  

True but I guess I reflexively err on the side of suspicion. Maybe my concern's unfounded. 

Welcome!

I wondered that myself, if it may be a "t" instead of "d". I was also suspicious of the spanish verde with the french Bordeaux, and yes I purchased from ebay before finding this forum. I purchased from growgr.55, from NJ. I think they may be the ones that HarveyC was talking about in another thread. So, having that said, I am not sure if the cuttings I have are true to their label?

All are starting to root in bags with moist paper towel wrapped around them. My Alma has even started to produce leaves!

I have started many tropical plants and have a collection of limes, lemons, oranges, pineapples, mango, and pitaya cactus(dragon fruti). Was very excited to get fig cuttings, but disappointed to find out that they might not be the variety I thought I was purchasing!

Though after reading about other fig growers experience I may not have chosen these varieties in the first place! This is a great forum and I wish I had found it sooner! Thanks to everyone who has pitched in to make it so informative! :-)

Awesome. I live in a part of Florida where every other house has a mango. What citrus and mango varieties do you have? Do you grow them in containers?

Unsolicited advice on a variety: I don't have any more cuttings left for this season or I'd share them, but since you live in Kansas, look for JH Adriatic. It's a cold hardy variety that's beloved by basically everyone who grows it. It's common, inexpensive, ripens in cooler weather, and can compete with (and frankly, outshine) some more "coveted" varieties that go for higher prices.

I will try to get some photos posted and document the progress of my cuttings!

As I said I have my cuttings wrapped with moist paper towel and placed in plastice bags. They all have white specs, roots? Once this starts happening is it time to move to cups or should I wait for more significant root growth?

Welcome!  It might be Violette de Bordeau which is a great fig.  The white specks could be mold, roots, lenticels or a host of other things.  Can you show us some photos?

Those are lenticels.  They help the plant absorb oxygen better when it's in a low O2 environment.  Figs don't typically do well in low O2 environments.  

Hi Figgygoose Welcome !

welcome, Fig rooting the right way is challenging and interesting, enjoy

Welcome - lots of threads and opinions on here about rooting.   Don't be afraid to try new approaches, and enjoy your figs!

Thanks so much for the encouragement! Was starting to get a little frustrated with them!

There is Ronde Bordeaux, Violet de Bordeaux, Verde Bordeaux, Black Bordeaux, I could go on for few more....