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I have a newly rooted cutting that lost all of its foliage (It started drooping and turning light green/brown) it is still green under. It still has roots. What should I do?
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what stage is it in? if it's in cup, how heavy is the cup? does the cup still have water? more detail will be needed to know what's going on. 

as you know it's water problem more than likely. too much water, you want to let it dry out. too little water, you want to bottom feed. if it's just too dry and no humidity, humidity bin might help. 

but without detail.. no way of knowing what will help. 
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It was done rooting and it had a few leafs breaking out. The cut is on lighter side with a lot of perlite and it has enought water. I think it is a water problem. I water it thoughly then let it dry out slightly. I water every other day. It is in a plastic bin, which helps keep the humidity up.
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what type of soil mix are you using? watering every other day sounds like too much water. i use 50/50 seedling soil and perlite. i pre wet the soil before putting the cuttings in. it take about a month for this to dry up and i don't water that at all during that time. 

one of the problem with humidity dome is.. the cuttings end up depending on the the humidity. the whole idea behind the humidity dome is to provide moisture to the leaves. it will not help with roots. if the root is having issue and not providing the water to the leaves, humidity dome will not help. meaning.. if the root is having issue due to water.. it won't help the top. 

i would let it dry out. 
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I use 75/25 potting soil and perlite. I will let it dry out and see what happens. Thank you
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Good information, thanks for sharing.

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tam.. please.. i know you mean well.. but put something that means something :) "thanks for sharing".. "good information".. they don't mean much. 

i know it's still being part of being a member and we really appreciated it. but even a simple "dump the cutting" would be a better response than "thanks for sharing". 
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Been there before and it didn't turn out too well for me.
Sounds like it has been overwatered.  To just let it dry out at this stage may be too little too late?
Maybe try to put some dry paper towels in the bottom holes to wick away some moisture or transplant to new soil that is just slightly damp not wet may give it a better chance to recover?
Let us know how it does.
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pino.. paper towel might not do the job. paracord up the drain hole to 1" below top of the soil might help drain the water. 
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Ed, it might be prudent to pull the cutting, try to save at least 2 nodes and cut out the rotted parts, then try to bag it it sphagnum again.
If the cutting dried up, you can try putting it in hot water for 24 hrs to rehydrate it. I read about this in the Gustav Eisen book.
If you're interested in that technique, let me know, I'll send you the instructions.

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Like the others said it's probably too much water. If you do not want to disturb the roots your best bet is to put a wick in the bottom hole.

Routing ,I am interested in that technique to rehydrate a cutting. I have a couple of cuttings who need rehydrating. I'll send you a pm
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Anybody seen a video about fig CPR?
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tam.. please.. i know you mean well.. but put something that means something :) "thanks for sharing".. "good information".. they don't mean much. 

i know it's still being part of being a member and we really appreciated it. but even a simple "dump the cutting" would be a better response than "thanks for sharing". 



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You say it has roots.
Cut the container and put the whole mix without disturbing the roots in a self watering container (Wall mart type)and add more your favorite potting mix carefully to cover the whole thing.Remove air pockets by gently compacting in container. Then water from bottom for the next few weeks.

If this doesn't do it then we'll go to a plant funeral. I lost a few fig plants last summer in almost a similar fashion. All my plants were treated in the same fashion but some weren't  strong enough to survive I guess.

Putting your delicate fig tree in a self watering container is like taking it to the intensive medical care unit. Protect it from direct sun until it recovers.
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