That video helped a ton. Thanks Frank. I wonder which type of soil would be best.

Kinda have done it but just buried them under a few inches of wood chip compost. http://figs4funforum.websitetoolbox.com/post/starting-cuttings-outdoors-in-late-fall-7791552?pid=1289858580

When I was rooting hardwood grape cuttings. I put a 5 gallon bucket with the bottom cut out in the ground. I put peat moss in the ground bundled my cuttings and place upside down. I wet them down a little. Put the lid on the bucket. Around May 10th, in zone 5, I took them out and put them in the ground and they rooted very well. I used that bucklet every year in IL for 5 years. I never tried figs I always heard they were to finikynon rooting. If I ever gets some figs going will give it a try again.
I brought some of my Concord and Thompson grapes I started that way down here and planted in Louisiana and they are doing great. I would love to try some figs this way.

Mike Hughes

Hey Mike..You just described the same procedure and storing of cuttings, as the Video above..... This Nursery owner said it works just fine!

This past year, I have had 100% success with in-ground rooting. But for me, it should really be called "pot-less propagation" because I root the cuttings either in a plastic bag or in a plastic shoe box. When the cuttings go in the ground, they already have roots on them. 

Once the cuttings have considerable roots, I plant them directly in the ground (January-February in my area), mixing the native soil with a little but of manure or garden soil. 

In my experience, the cuttings grow much more convincingly in the ground as opposed to in pots. 

Daniel