I'm using the uline bag method for cuttings and they are ready to pot up. I have 1gal pots but they are only 7" tall. My thought's are the pots need to be 10" tall, or at the min. 8" since that's the height of the bags. So my question is what size pots are everyone using and where are they getting them?

Firstly, I use 12"x3" baggies and then cut them in half so I get two 6"x3" baggies. Once rooted, I move them into a 24 or 32-oz styrofoam cup. Once they outgrow those, I move them to a 1/2-gal nursery pot. When needed, I buy those from a local nursery for abt. $0.39 each new or $0.25 used. Some folks skip the cup stage. Good luck!

Luke, I have experienced your dilemma.  I use those same bags and 1 gallon pots.  Going forward, depending on the length of the cutting, I put about an inch of mix at the bottom of the bag below the cutting.  This means that there is really only 5 or 6 inches of the cutting actually in the mix.  That way even if roots develop near the top of the soil in the bag, I'm still able to cover those roots in a gallon pot.

However, if you have cuttings that you already put all the way to the bottom of the uline bag, there are two possibilities:

1.  If the cutting put out roots at the bottom and not originating near the top, near the soil line, then you are OK.  In this case then you can just plant in the pot, and an inch or two of the cutting that was formerly covered in dirt will now be exposed.  This is OK because the root system is still intact.

2.  If the cutting sprouted roots near the top around the soil line, you are in a bit of a pickle.  I had one cutting that did this.  When I put it in the pot I just barely covered the roots that had formed near the top of the cutting.  So when I took it out of the humidity bin, it was very difficult to keep the top of the soil moist.  These top roots ended up shriveling up, and the cutting died.  I would not advise putting into a gallon pot.  You will need to find a taller container.  A two gallon pot would be tall enough, so that is an option.  If you don't have those (or don't have the space for that yet), you could try things like 1 or 2 liter soda or juice bottles.  Those should be tall enough.  If you must use the one gallon pot, you'd need to mound up the soil a bit to cover all the roots on the cutting, and then maybe use plastic wrap over top to keep the moisture in.  If you mound it up but don't cover the soil it will be difficult to keep it moist unless you water frequently. 

Good luck

Rob

I had a few cuttings that rooted higher on the cutting so when I went to pot them up I clipped a few inches off the bottom of the cutting so I could get the roots deeper in the pot. So far so good. The 2 inch piece I cut off had a node on it so I put it in its own bag, maybe I'll get lucky and have 2 trees from 1 cutting. :-)

Use a soda bottle until the tree matures more. Remember to protect the roots from uv light wrap the bottles to prevent uv damage to the roots. A mature tree with extensive root structure will take the disturbance of potting up better than a newly rooted cutting. Look around you can always find a temporary pot 1/2 gal milk container 24 oz soda bottle, juice bottle. I have been caught several times in our works recycle bin taking soda bottles....

Ruben and Rob, I think you hit the nail on the head with a 6" cutting. From what I've discovered so far is, you just don't know where roots will show up on a cutting. There's 5 or 6 that the roots are at the top and Vince this cutting it shorter after it roots worries me. Vince, please let me know how it turns out. OK Al, dumpster diving it is. Thank's for the heads up on covering the clear bottle.