Hi Tim I agree this summer all the new leaves that grew in my dome cups that touched the cups that had allot of condensation rotted every single one and I had 12 cuttings going at that time and this happened to all of them so that I agree 100%. One think I can honestly say is I have no clue when to water them and how much so even though these have rooted im still a bit nervous about that. Like how dry is too dry for new rooted cuttings and how how much water is enough.

Thanks Cecil thats exatly the kind of answer I was looking for. One of my yellow Serbian cuttings I did this summer I noticed that the soil was pretty dry so I was going to pour water on it then I said hmm let me just give it a couple squirts with my spray bottle wich I did within 2-3 days The roots had travelled a bit to get to the moist soil on top maybe thats the secret not sure but you just reminded me of that.

Thanks for the help Cecil, thats always been one of my worries I figured dont let it get too dry but in reality its the other way around.

Oh I know exactly what you mean Cecil.  I put my camera charging this morning hopefully I wont forget it tomorrow and bring it to work. This working 70 hrs a week is killing me.

Sounds good to me Cecil we will trade notes lol.

Hi Nelson, this is what worked for me: I moistened the potting mix slightly before I potted the sticks. Put a little mix in the cup, gently held the stick & crumbled mix aroung it, then gently knocked it on the table to slightly settle the mix. Don't pack it--it needs to be airy. Then I watered them thoroughly & let drain. Put them in a clear bin & put on the lid, back in the bathtub(it gets indirect light there). If it get's too moist in the bin, open it a little for an hour or so-then close it back up. I don't water them again until they are completely dry. You'll be able to tell if you use clear cups, they'll be light and no condensation inside the cups. Then, i usually wait a few more days before I water them, just to be safe. Then I give them just a little water, maybe 1/2 cup. Be sure they don't stand in water in the bin. Usually , they are well rooted in the mix before i have to water them the second time. Then I wean them out of the bin which is humid--slowly. This spring, I put them directly in my shaded greenhouse. It stays pretty humid and if they looked like they needed a little extra, I just spritzed them good with a little water. Before you know it you can pot them up in gallon pots.Hope this helps---I'm sure some of the more experienced members might have some other tips.

Thanks Gene , But wich Cuttings? Must of got if from someone else.

Thanks Tim you are absolutely right I dont want the top growth to burst now because that will rob the energy to the roots I have poked a few holes on the top cup to keep the temps lower up top hopefully that will slow down the top growth and the focus its energy on the roots. Worked for me in the past

Hey Martin, I have done it a few ways using these pop bottles the best thing is to add perlite at the bottom to even out the bumps, obviously I only remembered that after I had the cutting and mix in there but have done that way in the past with great results. I have to say though the more perlite I mix with the soil the easier it is for me to remove the cuttings after, because the mix just falls apart. When I use these pop bottles I always cut them in three places straight down to the bottom then peel it back a bit like a banana and cut the plastic off all the way around and then just pick it up by the little bit of plastic at the bottom and tip it slowly into my hand has worked great for me so far. But 1.5L water bottles or cups with flat bottoms are the best and easiest.

Cecil the funny thing is that these three that have rooted was one long cutting that I cut into 3.

Cutting #1 this was the top part of the Cutting & is still in the lead

Thanks Cecil I will just let it be like this for a couple days then stick my finger in the soil and see how dry it is. Last thing I want is to kill them now

Thanks Gene this was the first time I used a heat mat on fig cuttings and so far I cant complain, I had these two cuttings that I poted today and the 2 Bebera Branca cutting that were also the first two to show roots out of the whites. Would be nice to get some figs next year, who knows anything is possible.

Thanks Tim , when I use smaller cups I do leave the cuttings in the cups allot longer the Cups I used now are huge no Idea where they came from but they are 9"tall and the bottom is 3" top 4" diameter the cuttings I have in the regular sized cups I will leave another 2 weeks alteast. Anyone ever use Cactus Soil? I used it on one of my Capelas cuttings just to see if there is any difference.