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Rooting cuttings, second attempt....

My first attempt was not good, however the second one was succesful. And I'm more than happy because it's a black madeira cuttings.

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Congratulations!  Time for the big-boy cup!

Thanks!!!!
And yes, today they are going to the big boy cup.

Note: My first attempt was on another variety of fig. On of them rooted, the other didn't make it.

Second note: In my first attempt I used clonex, which in both cuttings (separates bags) produced mold very fast. In this second attempt I used powder hormone and the mold didn't appear, also the rooting process was better and faster.

Your second attempt was certainly successful.  Looks great. Congratulations.

Wow, great results!

Thanks guys!!!

Great job!! I will try clonex! My cuttings are taking forever! I wondering about what the average time one will see roots. On my cuttings, i can see tiny white coming but its almost 5 weeks since I started them!

Wow, they look great. I have never had any success rooting in a zip lock bag. Mine always mold. How long did it take to get rooting like that?

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Wow, nice rooted cutting, it look great.

In My area, It is very moisture year around, My house with leaking roof from previous owner and I fixed it, I believe " mold count in air" is very high in my house.

I tried zip lock bag method twice, Both end up with mold and yeast without seeing tiny root.

My coworker prepare Zip lock bag with cutting in his brand new house, he locked the bag and gave it to me, in my house, after one week, it grew 1/16" root alike dots, As long as I un-locked zip bag, it molded quickly.

My coworker, His area is very clean with low " mold count in air", He told me that just put cuttings in a cup of water/ change water once every 2 days in his sunny window, it roots faster than ziglock bag method with more roots.

I homemade wine before, and everyone use " Potassium Sorbate" at end stage to preservative to help prevent re-fermentation.
I saw it somewhere that we can use it to slow down mold/yeast grow to root fig cuttings.



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Originally Posted by Smyfigs
Great job!! I will try clonex! My cuttings are taking forever! I wondering about what the average time one will see roots. On my cuttings, i can see tiny white coming but its almost 5 weeks since I started them!


In my first attempt with another fig variety, I tried using clonex and my cuttings developed mold very fast, I think before the first week. I mean, it's your choice, but in my case clonex didn't work.

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Originally Posted by figlayla
Wow, they look great. I have never had any success rooting in a zip lock bag. Mine always mold. How long did it take to get rooting like that?


I was about to give up with the zip lock bag method, but then I gave it one more chance.
It took me 3 weeks for the cuttings to develop the roots that you are seeing in the photos.

If the zip lock method is not working for you, which method are you using?

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Originally Posted by ricky

Wow, nice rooted cutting, it look great.

In My area, It is very moisture year around, My house with leaking roof from previous owner and I fixed it, I believe " mold count in air" is very high in my house.

I tried zip lock bag method twice, Both end up with mold and yeast without seeing tiny root.

My coworker prepare Zip lock bag with cutting in his brand new house, he locked the bag and gave it to me, in my house, after one week, it grew 1/16" root alike dots, As long as I un-locked zip bag, it molded quickly.

My coworker, His area is very clean with low " mold count in air", He told me that just put cuttings in a cup of water/ change water once every 2 days in his sunny window, it roots faster than ziglock bag method with more roots.

I homemade wine before, and everyone use " Potassium Sorbate" at end stage to preservative to help prevent re-fermentation.
I saw it somewhere that we can use it to slow down mold/yeast grow to root fig cuttings.





The water method is the next one I will be trying. My goal is to use the simple and more efective one.

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Originally Posted by mfehmi
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Originally Posted by figlayla
Wow, they look great. I have never had any success rooting in a zip lock bag. Mine always mold. How long did it take to get rooting like that?
I was about to give up with the zip lock bag method, but then I gave it one more chance. It took me 3 weeks for the cuttings to develop the roots that you are seeing in the photos. If the zip lock method is not working for you, which method are you using?


this will be my first time rooting in the winter and from previous post that ive seen im going to try pure perlite and promix separately.  in warmer seasons I just put the cutting in promix and leave it outside in the shade and have been successful.  I have tried the bag method a couple time but only in the summer.  I found a tree today and the owner was nice enough to let me take a large branch off that I got 6 good cuttings from.  I have put 2 in perlite and 2 in promix so far.  I might just try the baggie method once more time with the last 2.  I saw a post not to long ago about cloning with with a 5 gallon bucket that im going to try if I can get my wife to let me...haha

I had mold issues in a Ziploc last year but cleaned the cuttings with hydrogen peroxide and they rooted and took off. For later cuttings I wrapped the root end of the cutting in paper towels that were slightly moist with a hydrogen peroxide water solution. I still got mold but it didn't happen as quickly. I think I could have gotten it a little dryer in there and there would have been less mold and happier cuts.

Some grew roots in the Ziploc some did not. They were all transferred to clear cups in 100% perlite where all rooted after sitting in a cool place and molding all winter in the Ziploc.

95% rooted approx but only 80% seemed vigorous enough to keep. I blame the mold and the fact that I kept them in perlite longer than I should have.

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