So far any fig rooting that I did was inside during the winter months.  Does anyone have any preference as to warm weather rooting methods?  A package from UC Davis is supposed to be coming any day now and I want to give them the best shot at growing.

My hesitation on rooting outdoors is the temperature and humidity swings that may occur. Inside is so much more consistent. I have had success with rooting on my deck in a shaded corner, but why take chances? Once they root, you can get them in soil and transfer outside.

Now that is summer i have started rooting outside but found myself back indoors in a deli tray in the dark. To hot outside for them i guess. Inside is more controlled steady temperature

Hello,
as weather has wormed up here in Los Angeles, we have decided to do the rooting of the last final ( I hope) batch of cuttings, for LosAngelesFigForest, strictly outdoors.
After cuttings have been kept in the fridge for few weeks (to encourage callusing) they have been places in cups with rooting mixture of Vermiculite/Perlite/ProMix.
After the roots start touching the walls of the cup we start cutting the corners of the zip-lock, one corner then after few weeks the other corner. This starts conditioning the green growth to outside atmosphere.
This is a 30/30/30 mixture but doesn't mean the result is equal amounts of each since the ProMix has both Vermiculite and Perlite in it already.
Here is the results.
Enjoy.
Frank.

   

I do it inside for better control of the environment personally. I don't have anywhere near the number of cuttings or experience as these others though.

Nice pics figwhisperer.

Hi,
This time of the year in Zone7 (starting mid-march in fact) , I do it outside in the greenhouse and as of 15th May outside and/or greenhouse.
I used to do it directly in the dirt, and now I do half in dirt, and half in pots in the tomato greenhouse for humidity . Tomatoes are now going out to their final location so the greenhouse will be empty
and free to play with figs and other exotic stuff (Physallis for instance ) for the rest of the year.
The main advantage being, that  the house is kept clean and less messy. So less histories with the great ONE and my small ONE.
For the trees, they are hardened off directly as they grow and they get all the sun and rain and wind that they like and need it seems - wind and rain seem to help the stems thicken.
They are as well ready for my Summer holidays.
Outside, I have less problems with gnats and humidity build-up in the pots .

I've done it both ways and had good success both ways. 

Last year I had very good success rooting cuttings in tree pots using 5-1-1-1 mix (modified method of Harvey) in a mostly shaded area that is sheltered from the rain.  It started them around this time of year with highs in the 70's-80's and lows that typically stay above 50.  This style of propagation is much easier than any indoor method for me.

Rewton- covered or uncovered in the container. I didn't have luck with my indoor attempt and I kept a few sticks in the fridge as a backup. I am going to give outdoor rooting a try.