Is it possible to start cuttings now in South La. where the winters are mild or should I wait until Spring and keep the cuttings refrigerated until then. If I do get some rooted now, how should I care for them until the spring time. Should I keep them growing through the winter in a green house or inside and not let them go dormant.

Thanks for any and all replies.

Try some now, and save some for spring. I woukld definitely start them in the green house, and let them grow through the winter. The small new plants will natuarally delay dormancy, anyway. My potted plants were dormant for only the last two weeks of March last year, and then back to growing.

Hey Jon does this also apply to late summer cuttings? The small plants I rooted in early Aug. this year one of them has new growth of about a ft now and has around 20 leaves on it the other has grown 3 inches at the most and 4 new leaves should I just let them grow over winter?

Thats good to know here in north Fl. the figs usually burn all the way down.I am going to put new plastic on the greenhouse next week and put up some cuttings.

When they are that small, there is not real advantage to dormancy, which is generally necessary in plants to initiate a bloom cycle. You don't need fruit on a plant that small, but more vegetative growth would definitlely be a plus. If you have the opportunity and the facilities to allow for continued growth, on small plants, I'd take advantage of it.

I suppose Ken Love, in Hawaii, could add something, here, because I am sure that some of the figs they grow there probably never go dormant.

Hi Gene, I rooted some last fall/winter in baggies in a clear plastic bin until they rooted. I just kept the bin in the house close to a window where they got indirect light. I just followed Jon's instructions on F4F site. They did great. After i rooted them I potted them in clear plastic cups(Foam works just as well just harder to tell when rooted), watered a little & put back in the covered clear bin until they were well rooted. Then I gradually conditioned them to the greenhouse(mine has some shade cloth on top) & let them grow. You have to be very careful not to over water the newly rooted cuttings(I learned that the hard way). It is my opinion that they are much  faster to root in  the Spring, but like Jon said, there's no reason why you can't start some now too. Good luck to you!

I did some minor pruning in November before my latarulla was dormant and initiated the rooting process with a few cuttings.  Then when the tree was fully dormant in late Jan or Feb. I went to town so to speak.  I know this is not scientific but the cuttings I started in Jan/Feb. were much more advanced than the Nov. ones by May when I put them outside.  But by August the difference was not as great, but still evident.  If anything I dont think there will be too much of a difference either way.

I basicly do try rooting green/dormant/friged fig twigs all year round!
I will not boast of any 100% succes, but the results are acceptable to me.
Winter-time, I use both my little GH, but mostly (my warm) basement.

Thanks everyone for the encouragement. I think I'll take the advice of trying some now and saving some for later. One more question, how should I keep the ones I keep in the fridge? I would think they should be damp and sealed in a plastic bag. Thanks again for all the help.

Yes.