I've got many in sphagnum, all green and alive with root initials.  Nothing has happened for 2 months!  They are definitely viable.  No mold.  Tips green.  Initials everywhere....  But no roots!!!

Maybe I'm lax.  Just let them do their thing.  It is winter here, and I'm in no rush.  When things heat up, maybe they will too.  There are a lot of cuttings!!  Like A LOT!!  Like too many!!

Spring is coming, things will heat up.  Understand, I am in a Mediterranean climate, and I have no need for lights or heat.  It will come in time.

Just wondering what the record is.  I've got many in pristine condition over 2.5 months in Sphagnum.  NO mold.  Just chillin'.............

Suzi

i had a few that never rooted. i put in a bottle with soil and put by the window... after almost 3 months, tons of roots emerged, but no leaves yet. Some take their time, just don't pay them by the hour.

Last year I had some in newspaper for about 11 weeks. Nothing was happening with them so I cut a few in half just for the heck of it. Well I took those ones that I cut and the rest of the other ones and washed them off, then wrapped them in papertowels and put them into a new ziplock bag. The following week or so later they started to root. Sometimes I think they just need some kind of stimulation to kick them into gear. It's like they get stalled and they need a jump.

I have some MBVS. 3 cuttings, have taken between 2 and 3 months. The 4th one is still chill'n at 3 months and a week, no mold.
All my cuttings have been at ambient room temp with no hormones in the sphag. Average root time is 1 month and 1 week, fastest root time was 2 weeks.

I'm happy to hear this because I worry about some, but they are green, root initials, no mold, and they drive me nuts!!  Well sort of... I'm easy......... 

Suzi

12 months.

OMG!  Jon!  This puts things into perspective!  Wow!  That is the record, and what is this stubborn cutting that took so long?

Suz

My record is 5 months.  Jon has me beat by a long shot.

I prune a big tree 5 months ago. Most of the cutting rooted within 1-2 months. I checked them every week and still can find some newly rooted cutting.

Suzi, I don't remember exactly how many weeks, but past year De la Reina MP took around 12 weeks for rooting. From there on, it rooted well, although slowly.

I have now some cuttings of Albacor Comuna, 8 weeks and no roots yet. From this batch, De la Senyora Sineuera rooted in 2 weeks.

What is strange is that all your cuttings take so long, have you checked temperature?
Below 20º C (68º F), fig cuttings root slowly, on the contrary, in 24º C (75º F) they root faster.

3-4 months. no activity what so ever.. then suddenly put out a leaf. but the cutting wasn't drying out or anything it was just.. sitting there thinking about something.

As long as the cuttings is still viable, it might still root. I wasn't planning on taking so long, but had a couple that just sat and sat and sat, a finally did their thing.

Good to hear.  I have a few that haven't showed any signs of roots after several weeks too.  I agree refreshing the media is helpful, as the sp moss can get compacted after a few weeks.

Great advice and a lot of encouragement in this thread! 

The absence of mold, presence of root initials and green tips are all a good thing!

In my case, patience is probably needed, and it's not my best feature:-))!!  But I will try refreshing the sphagnum and moving them to warmer conditions.  Weather is heating up now, and most of my figs outside are leafing like crazy!

Suzi