Does anybody know if you could put fig cuttings in an Aerogarden? It has a pump to oxygenate the water and lights to get leaf growth. Would it be similar to using a cloner? I have one and might try it...I don't want to waste cuttings if I don't have to since this year I'm having a challenging time trying to root them.

Read this if it may help:
http://www.rollitup.org/t/how-do-i-use-an-aerogarden-to-clone.400003/

Practice is the best teacher. You just need more cuttings.

Thanks. Now I have to do more research. It just might work.

Search posts from Dennis (Snaglpus).  He's posted extensively on the use of cloners, and by the looks of it, has huge success.  I may have to try this method because of the fungus gnats around here.

I was able to successfully root numerous cuttings last year using a bubbling cloner w aeration stone under T5 lights here in NYC. What I did notice from my trials were the following important points: 1. Do not "drown" the cuttings, ie do not dip them too deep in the water; they should be barely above the surface, so sprayed water hits them regularly. Otherwise, they may rot. I lost many valuable cuttings due to this mistake. 2. Some varieties can take a very long time to root, others no. I eventually lost patience it took so long with some of them. I think they knew it was the dead of winter. :-) 3. If you want to do some hormone therapy, use Dip n grow, not clonex, it will just leach into the water. And 4. Change your water once a week. It is ok to add nutrients or rapid start rooting enhancer to the water. I did. Also, a little bit of h peroxide is nice for disinfection. Also, let your water age a day to dechlorinate, before changing it. Finally, I lost a lot of rooted cuttings by transitioning directly into soil or peat moss in 1-gal or other receptacle exposed to the environment. The roots need to get strong and acclimated to a new medium. I would recommend a humidity chamber with heat mat until it leafs out nicely and you see roots wrapping around in a clear cup. Good luck!

i have rooted in areoponics systems

Hi Smaritza,
In which usda zone are you ?
In my zone 7, I have started cuttings around the 20th of July. I kept them 3 weeks in a bottle of water -changing all water every 3 days- in a greenhouse the last 2 weeks and potted them last week in nursery compost - except one batch of cuttings that remained in water - for an extended test (but bloody roots did not show up ! ). At potting time, they all showed white bumps but no roots.
Yesterday, in one pot roots where surfacing and after loosing almost all their leaves, they are breaking bud - all still in the greenhouse half-sun/half shaded- but for 3 weeks we get water almost every other day and between 22°c and 33°c max temp.
I potted yesterday the last strain - Just for the little story, This last one was in the wild in a bend of the road and I'm fearing it is a caprifig . All the others were cared for - so they should be edible .

You've written that you loose your cuttings. Could you please describe a bit more how you're caring for them ?
Remember that at Summer-time, touching the roots of a plant can lead her to death because the sun hits too hard ...

Jdsfrance,
I'm in zone 6.
So far I've tried fig cuttings in damp newspaper, in lightly spritzed soil in a container, in sponge cubes, (root riot), in perlite cups, and finally in a cup of water out doors. The first year was the dirt, I was most successful. This year I was successful with one cutting Jh Adriatic in perlite. I try not to disturb them too much, but I'm sure I do. The ones in cups of water I just started on Sunday, so I'll wait and see. I also have some covered in perlite outdoors.. I'm thinking about giving up on this rooting process and just maybe get small tree to start with..