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I would like your opinion is I should pot this now or wait?

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waayyy I'm sorry but I don't seem to be able to see any root formation in your photos. Although it may be just that my eyesight is not what it used to be. If I am wrong and you can see a fair amount new strong roots then I would say it could be potted.

 

Remember just because a cutting is sporting greenery on top does not mean that roots are formed as yet so be careful. If the soil in the cup is moist and you are careful you may be able to tip the cup over a gently have the rooting medium come out in one piece to get a better view to see if roots have formed or not. If they haven’t then carefully place the cutting back into the cup. 

 

Let us know if I am incorrect about seeing the roots in your photos.

Lou
 
ps: I took another look at your photos and I think I see a small amount of new rooting. If it where me I woiuld wait awhile longer before potting up this cutting up. Lets see what a few others come up with.

 

Waayyy,
i see your roots are turning darker, if you think the root growth has slowed downed a lot i would get it out of the cup, if not i would leave in cup and get a bigger root system before taken out of cup.
I would also shelter the roots in mean time from the sun so they dont cook.
Watch your watering as it looks like there is plenty of moisture in there and it could choke those roots at this point.

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Originally Posted by pezzuti9

waayyy I'm sorry but I don't seem to be able to see any root formation in your photos. Although it may be just that my eyesight is not what it used to be. If I am wrong and you can see a fair amount new strong roots then I would say it could be potted.

 

Remember just because a cutting is sporting greenery on top does not mean that roots are formed as yet so be careful. If the soil in the cup is moist and you are careful you may be able to tip the cup over a gently have the rooting medium come out in one piece to get a better view to see if roots have formed or not. If they haven’t then carefully place the cutting back into the cup. 

 

Let us know if I am incorrect about seeing the roots in your photos.

Lou
 
ps: I took another look at your photos and I think I see a small amount of new rooting. If it where me I woiuld wait awhile longer before potting up this cutting up. Lets see what a few others come up with.

 

Thanks the roots are a bit hard to see but they are just reaching the glass at spots all the way around. I think I will take your suggestion and tip the cup to try and get a better look.

I don't see enough roots, but I have had cuttings that had myriad thin roots that were hard to see, as yo9u seem to indicate by your comment abut the photo. If that is the case, pot it. If not, wait a while. Potting too soon is frequently detrimental.

You definitely do not have enough roots to up-pot. If you try to move the cutting to soon like pitandiego said then you can easily break them and kill the cutting. There is no need to move the cup or tip it, it is not ready.

I have a silly question:

What are those white granules? I saw them in many posts.

Are they Perlite? Do you use them with a good store bought potting mix to make an even better potting mix for growing fig tree in pot?


Thank you

Yes, it is perlite. We use it in about 50/50 perlite/potting soil to include aeration and drainage. Most cuttings die because people water them to much. 

Thank you very much! I can also use 50/50 perlite/potting soil for my potted fig tree (not cutting), right?

Thanks for the responses. I did some more searching around here and found some pictures of some still in the cup that have way more growth than mine. I guess I was under the impression that there is a point that you must pot them up but it appears to me now that this is not the case. Am I correct now that they can stay in the cup for several months? This one has been in the cup for a little over a month and without any real noticeable additional root growth lately and a leaf sprouting I thought that it might be ready.

My mix is 60/40 perlite/vermiculite and I have had it on a covered deck that only gets a little sun for 3 weeks now covered with a plastic bag. It has got a lot warmer here the past couple of days and and I have seen a lot more moisture in the bag so I will shade it even more at this point and wait it out if this sounds like the correct way to go?

Keep I have cuttings on my deck that has a roof and they only get filtered sunlight and last hour of each day. I have used sandwich bags to cover my cups and they have also sweated up during the heat of the day.. Now every few days I take the bag off in the morning and allow fresh air to the leaves as constantly keeping them moist will cause rot. It is about aclimating the new growth to the environment. I have a few cuttings with tremendous root growth and no top growth but It will come in time. Patience is that hardest thing about cuttings I have learned the hard way and lost alot of rooted cuttings playing with them on a daily basis.

No, I use the   50/50 perlite/potting soil for my cutting. Trees get full strength PS. They should have good root development and will need the extra moisture so overwatering, rotting, ect are not so much as worry.

Question.....what do the experts here recommend when a cutting doesnt show much root growth but yet the ones that have reached the sides appear to be getting dark/brown?

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