I plan on using a mix of perlite and sphagnum peat moss for the cup.  From the info I've gathered, I plan on placing this in a clear tote with a lid to maintain some humidity while the roots develop.  With it getting cooler, any tips for keeping this baby alive?  Shall I remove the lid every couple of days, or simply leave a crack so air can continuously circulate?  Thanks

Assuming that what I'm seeing is the south-end of that cutting, I'd let it grow more new roots in a 1 gallon pot filled with some coconut coir.  Sift the damp coir around this cutting and try not to compress the growing medium too much.  You might rip those tender roots right off the wood.  I'd also let this cutting grow right through the Winter in a nice sunny, warm, window, then outside when weather warms up next year.

Good luck.

Frank

what frank said. i usually go into cup way before that point. prevents root from breaking. but i also noticed longer root does must faster once in the pot.

Yes, this is the south end of the cutting.  What are your thoughts of using the clear tote with a grown light above the lid?  I'd like to keep these in the basement, away from our cats and kids.  :)
I figure I can maintain some humidity and provide artificial sunlight for 16 hours a day to keep them happy throughout the winter, then gently acclimate them, come spring.  Thank you for the help!

-Frank

Figgy Frank...

I think I read that roots like to be kept in the dark, so I'm not too sure if clear is the way to go.  I'm just not sure how roots will react to the light.  Maybe some other growers will clarify this point.

Grow lights will probably work, but watch for etiolation.  This is a sure sign of not enough light to support healthy growth, and you will be in deep _ _ _ _ next year when you try to move those cuttings outside.  In any event, move the cuttings very slowly into high light areas.  I'd start in bright shade for a few weeks at least, and introduce more sun over a long period.  Take you cues from the plants themselves.

Not a big deal...you can, and will do it...and have fun too.

Frank

That is the bare minimum I would have before transferring to cup.  I like to wait for at least 2-3 rootlets that are 1/2" - 1" long before cupping it up.

Yes. 

If you have a a foam cup, drill holes at the bottom. I use this foam cup as a secondary skin to simulate darkness for roots

What Frank said :) I use the gritty type mix and I use dilute fertilizer right waway. Some don't like to use fertilizer. Since you have roots you have less need for the humidity chamber. See the other thread about overwintering and lights, too.

Thank you all for the tips!  If anyone has other suggestions/tips, please post them.  I enjoy reading the various ways this can be done.

I am not disagreeing with the suggestions above but most of the time I am impatient and would transfer my cuttings to the growing medium, just moist but not wet, at this stage when the roots are so healthy looking. Waiting a bit more for more growth of the roots will not harm if there is no risk of it browning.
The roots look very healthy.

I would put it in a pot at this point because I always fear of knocking off the rootlets at this stage.  Everyone has their own technique- the cool thing is that most work!

I think someone else on the forum put a cutting like this in a clear cup and then put the clear cup inside a dark colored cup. the roots stay in the dark and you can still occasionally take a peak at root growth by removing the dark colored cup.

Thank you all.  I put it in a clear cup and covered it to keep light away.  Out of my 25 cuttings, five had nice roots and are also in cups.  Now if I could only figure out what TYPE of fig I have!  :)

Ha Frank!  You'll have to wait for figs to find out what type of fig you have!  Thanks for this thread.  I have some cuttings putting out roots like crazy, but we'll be gone for a week, and JD isn't crazy about adding more emitters onto the drip system for my newest cuttings, so all those roots will stay in barely damp Spangum moss for about a week and a half.  They'll be in the dark, so THEN, I'll pot them up with their huge masses of roots.  Might lose a few roots, but doubtful all will die.

Suzi