Thanks Danny, hopefully the worst of the northern freeze Is over and the figs will start waking up for a good growth and harvest year.

Richie, gallon pots is my only rooting method, all outside in a plastic shelter and only one night did I provide artificial heat. So they actually did well in 40-60 degree nights.

Nice job, Wayne. Very interesting read. Joe

Thanks for your comment Joe.

Wayne, job well done my friend!  I like the way you think.  Last year, I tried that with 3 cuttings, Improved Celeste, Celeste and O'Rourke.  These came to me as I was cleaning up around my trees and accidentally broke a limb or 2.  Instead of throwing them away or placing them in the fridge, I just stuck it in some dirt and left it alone.  Only one survived.  It was the Improved Celeste.  Why did it survive and the others did not?  Simple!  The Improved Celeste was covered and never got full sun.  The other 2 were in full sun.  I just wanted to see what would happen.  Improved Celeste is one of my favorite work horse figs.  Again, great job!

Thanks Dennis, I have Improved Celeste so that info is good to know. I know that you are really dedicated to the culture of figs so your comments are appreciated and well received. Also, thanks for keeping the members and myself focused on the positive posting in this forum.

The best rooting method I found when I was in Houston (mild winter but still humid) was to stick cuttings in a gallon container and put them in an area where they got about 60% sunlight/40% shade.  The sun would warm up the growing mix and accelerate root production.  The cool weather and wind would keep the top from leafing out before the roots had grown.  The humidity kept the cuttings from drying out.  Easy and effective.  I did not enjoy the same ease of rooting even near Austin (about a 135 miles straight line from Houston).

James, you hit it right on the head. This method does not work in all areas. Warm bottom, cool top will do just as you described. Mine are in an enclosure and the humidity is around 90% at night and 60% in the day so I used a sprayer and misted the vegetation and raised the humidity by flooding the ground. One thing that really helped to keep the gnats under control is that I topped off each pot with 1" of pine bark fines and each watering and misting was done by hand and with a mixture of gnatrol, I bought a gallon of generic(98%) for $39.

Excellent thread Wayne!
You have a good looking collection of fig starts. When you have a chance, I would love to see your mango orchard. If I recall correctly, you have shown a diverse harvest of mangoes in a few posts. 

Hi JD, most are still in pots, lazy, but they will be in ground this fall, several have mangos already. I have a very large tree, either Glenn or Haden, 16 yrs old in ground, it is loaded, lychee tree is loaded. It got down to 31-32 degrees and everything lived and I am pretty sure our cold winters are history. I will make to the mango festival this year.