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How deep to score cuttings?

I've been reading up on this subject and I think I did go a lil to deep on the bottom of the cutting.. Some did go below the green layer. Will it be ok or should I cut that part off. I've just put them in the moss. This is me first time rooting cuttings and would love to have a high rate of success. All help would be greatly appreciated.

They should be ok.

You generally want to leave the green layer intact, but figs are tougher than you are.  'Bring it!'  If you get air and moisture to it you will do fine.

Go to Youtube and search for this:

Milkwood: How to grow Figs from Cuttings

I never score my fig cuttings. My propagation success rate is near 100%. See page 50, Plant Propagation ed. Alan Toogood.

Thanks for the info, I guess what worried me the most is where I went below the green layer. My cuttings are pretty long so I was going to cut that part off if you guys thought it would be the best. Thanks again..

Hermitian
Scoring is not necessary for rooting success.
It is possible that scoring may expedite rooting of the "100% success rate" cuttings and with more vigorous roots. Scoring done the wrong way can harm the cuttings rooting success.

My figs have rooted without scoring.  If you use rooting hormone, it'll score the cuttings for you...

I don't think I've ever scored a cutting for rooting, haven't had the need to.

You are right. Scoring is not needed for rooting to happen.
However, this another thread below shows that, if properly done, scoring can enhance timing and profusion of roots (compared to if done under the same conditions but with no scoring):
http://figs4funforum.websitetoolbox.com/post/score-rooting-in-perlite-lazy-way-6122122

I am going to try it.

I have never scored the cuttings but with the last small batch of neighborhood cuttings (which were also a foot long) I scored them and put them directly in planting soil.
It took a few weeks for the cuttings to sprout and another few for me to remove the cover from the pot.
Now I am gently introducing to the full sun.

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