Ascpete,
Could you root in cups and just leave them in there until they are ready to up-pot? Would it be beneficial to hydrate with a water soluble fert if one were planning on leaving them in there for a while?

ADelmanto,
My current preferred procedure for dormant cuttings is to root directly in 2 Liter SIPs which are kept above 70*F and 85% RH, yes they can be rooted directly in cups or pots.
I hydrate the Coco Coir with a dilute water soluble fertilizer @ 1/4 - 1/2 teaspoon per gallon of warm water at the required amount on the Coir instructions. The rooted cuttings usually outgrow the SIP within 3 months.

IMO, the usual problems of over or under watering occur when standard cups or containers and normal top watering procedures are used.

I just pick this up always like to try new ways to root.................

 

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I always get loads of mold when I try rooting in moss. I gave up.

No mold………. yet.






I tried these
http://www.ebay.com/itm/161283420988?_trksid=p2059210.m2749.l2649&ssPageName=STRK%3AMEBIDX%3AIT

so coir is like dirt 

no, like bark

Impressive root system going on there.  Thanks for the writeup, Frank.  Sounds like coir is definitely worth a try.

Fully covering the cuttings in coir gives better results.

The one pictured is a precious one indeed! Thank you Rob Ster for uniting me with my Ponte Tresa.

thanks for the video

I bought a brick of coir a couple weeks ago.  Looking forward to trying it out soon.

I imagine rooting directly in cups with coir should work right?

Travis, I haven't tried it but see no reason why it shouldn't.

I'm new at this so take anything I say whit a grain of salt.
Last march i put some cuttings in cups, and I had some single nodes left over from trimming the cutting, not to let them go to waist I put them in cups just like the cuttings. To my surprise the rate of success was better whit single nodes then the regular cuttings. I am assuming the reason being the single nodes were not as close to the bottom of the cups and did not drown from over watering? Like I said I am new at this, so please take that in consideration.

Here is mine rooted in coco. It will be repotted in a cup with coco+perlite mix and be kept outside.
The easy part is over and another celebration would be at a 3 months mark!

 

Looking good Frank! Glad i could help!
Here's a pic of my Ponte Tresa's slightly ahead of yours.  

Rob

OK now I know what to do with all the coir I bought.  Now if I can just find it again...  I think right after the move (Black Friday) I'm going to start a few cuttings.

@ Igor and Rob

great work guys!!!

I under estimated how far this stuff will go. Is there a way to store leftover coir, after its been soaked and squeezed? Will it still be viable come spring time?

Yes it will be good. It is used as reusable soil to grow cut flowers in. After the crop is harvested, the coir is steamed, sieved to remove root debrie and is then reused.

Just bought a few bricks today can't wait!

hi fmd
just curious to know what variety of fig  you have pictured under your name?