Sorry Mike for stealing your subject line. 

I'm almost embarrassed for showing this, but Mike's posting gave me the courage to come forward with my nemesis, my FrankenFig.  I'm so ashamed.  I might get thrown off this forum or banned for such bad parenting.

It is my Green Ischia rooting in a deli container in a temp controlled RubberMaid conatiner.  It has been rooting for about 3 weeks now and actually has roots I can see through the deli container.  There are no signs whatever of leaves however.  I'm patient and willing to wait.  I should also add that I have tried the bleach solution, peroxide solution and disinfectant wipes to try to get rid of the mold with no luck, so now I am willing to let nature take its course if need be.  This is the only cutting with a continuing mold issue.  I have had three other cutting types that were ~1 inch in diameter and had mold on the cut end, but was controlled by the bleach solution.

Along Mikes thoughts, I was considering cutting just below the roots in the photo and planting that smaller cutting in the hopes of getting a leafing specimen from one of the cuttings.  After reading the suggestions from his post I'm going to wait and hope for leaves.

Any additional thoughts?

Steve, maybe we should be in line for some award for the freakiest looking rooting cuttings. LOL

Having continuing mold problem means it is too wet.
If it is easy enough I would transfer the whole cutting to a larger container/pot and bury it up to the bud, covering those freaky roots.
Fill in the extra space with dry soil mix. the dry mix will pull water out of the existing soil and give a dryer environment.

With a mold problem, it might be those top roots that save the cutting.

i agree with grant bury it up to the top buds and let the soil dry a bit.

DDF,

Yup, guess I have to laugh too.  Some people can't get cuttings to root and I have roots in the freakin' air, go figure.

That happens from being too humid if it has roots underneath take those roots above off wipe it clean do not disturb lower roots and leave uncovered a couple days thats just my take on it

if there are roots under, you have a good problem. If I were you and there is root below, just cut this tip leaving that one node and a  little bit above it, take this tip and carefully wipe that mold out of it.. and plant this tip with its awesome roots in another cup.. you will have 2 plants..or else I would take the bottom completely out of another cup and sit it on top of this one, creating an extension to this... clean that mold, stop watering the top, and add soil... so your cutting gets all its roots in the soil. I would put the top cup upside down and tape up the seam...so it is supporting...

Here's what I would do.  Get some Physan 20 and dilute according to directions.  Cut off the moldy part above the roots, dab the P20 on the remaining wood, not getting any on the roots.  Leave on for a few minutes then rinse well.  Get a soil with beneficial microbes (bacteria and fungi), mix it with perlite (1/4 soil, rest perlite), bury the whole cutting in it.  Water once with plain water then again with a miracle grow type fertilizer following the directions for houseplants.  Then water when needed first with regular water then the ferilizer.  Be sure it drains quickly and there are air spaces in the potting mix.  Good luck.  It will be very hard to save this one.

if repeated treatment is not getting rid of the mold, i would cut off that part. you have good node under that air root. so that should work fine.

Too much water. After you do what was suggested, you need to air out for a day or so. Are you letting fresh air in. Looking at these root above the soil line, I would say no. It looks like there's actually a drip of moisture hanging off the roots. Soil needs to be barely damp with humid conditions, with fresh air entering every other day. Or depending how wet your soil is, more wet more fresh air. If you don't have the product for the mold, take a tablespoon of bleach and add 2 tablespoons of water. Remove mold with damp paper towel and use a qtip to dip in the bleach water and apply. Someone suggested to bury to tip, I would do after mold is cleaned. Hope this helps.


luke

Remember this one (Green Ischia) from above?  Well I took Pete's (bullet08) advice, except cut one node lower since I saw a leaf bud barely starting.  At least for now, looks like it may be saved.

Thanks to all for your suggestions, especially Pete.

Congratulations on your rescue!  Good job!

Suzi

Hey Steve...that little Ischia Green cutting just waved to me.....I think we know each other from another life.

try boiling 2 cups or so of water.
mix in a few drops of liquid dish soap with a few tablespoons of cinnamon
and a small hand full of sphagnum moss together a few minutes.
(until it starts to foam over)
let the mixture cool, then brush it on.
cured a mildewy cutting I had.

This is a good example.......there is always hope.  Or as Dr. Frankenstein once said, "It's alive!!!"  Pete gave me the idea to cut off the moldy part.  Thanks Pete for saving this one for me.

Congrats!!!! He started off looking like an alien and now look how handsome he is, WTG!!!! :o)

I tried soap and brushing with a toothbrush but the moldy part gave up and looks shrivled up..... I think ill cut(amputate) it with a safety margin of 1 cm below ...

Photos taken tonight, a good growth spurt since the April 5th photo.  Note the change in leaf shape from April til now.  Thank you Vince for the cutting : )

Did you pot it upside down?

I may have Barry, but when it saw me coming with the snippers it decided to grow roots where I wanted it to grow roots  : )  There is no "time out" with me, right to disciplinary action.

Steve...you're welcome...glad the tree is coming into it's own...keep on havin' fun.