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gman

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hey folks my cuttings looked great last week, then all of a sudden "down goes Frazier"  could it be not enough humidity? It's warm in the room almost 78 degres at times , I got a fan blowing about 10 hours...the medium is moist, anybody know?
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Can you post pictures?

If not, a very explicit description of your rooting environment, soil, container(s), humidity, etc. would be very helpful.
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Could you tell us a little more about your set-up? A hygrometer ( I looked that up, I'm not that  swift, haha- measures humidity) is good to keep in the bin or room. I got a cheap thermometer with a hygrometer on it from Home Depot. It may to dry for the leaves. I put a humidifier in the room and misted the leaves, when I took my cuttings from bins to 1 gallon pots. Suggestion for humidity is usually around 75%-80%.

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 50/50 perlite, vermiculite.. 

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the humidity is really lowaround 25, I just went down and sprints the cuttings,  I think it's too hot and not enough humidty, 
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The potting material looks under-wet.

Drooping leaves like this is due to one of three things:

1) Rot (excessive watering/mold)
2) Too little water (potting medium too dry)
3)  Root damage (recent transplant/root death/broken roots)

Solutions to those are:

1) None.
2) Add some water (should see results in less than 24 hours).
3) Add humidity/put it in a sealed humid container.

I #2 are probably both your problem and solution, but I can't know for sure looking over the internet.

Without seeing a very close-up of your cup to see if there is condensation in the cup, I can't know for sure.


Once you are capable to figure out which of the three it is, you will be a pro at this ;)
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ps - just saw your last post - I highly recommend 70-80% plus humidity for fresh cuttings.
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On cuttings I have in clear cups like you have I also strive for humidity in the 70-80% range!

And I would also add I NEVER just pour water on the potting medium!

I use an old printer ink refill syringe to put the small amount of water that is required for new cuttings, I have holes in the bottom and in the sides, I just put the syringe full of water(10ml) right in the area of the roots.

Others might do it differently........Good luck.
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I'll try to create a small greenhouse in there,it's very dry I've been spraying water on the cuttings and adding some in the bottom of big try lids to soak up into the rooting system. I guess I'll have to spring for some big containers to hold the cuttings in and bring the humidity up.  Oh by the way i have some 2 year old cuttings that gave me a few figs,  but my chickens got to them first.

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@Tom, that first picture ... when the leaves get to pointing stragiht downward, that's a definite deathwish in my experience.  Usually, once they get halway between rigid and what you see, you're on the verge of death.
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Tom, I have had bad luck with vermiculite. They have a tendency to retain much moisture. Since then I have stuck to
either 100% perlite or 90% perlite with 10% soil mix. Even with 90:10 perlite/soil mix, I squeeze out the water and used
this as my potting mix. If I need to water, I would use a syringe.
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 Many cuttings seem to die from lack of humidity. I bought a cheap thermometer with humidity gauge at Lowes for less than $5.00.
 It sits in my large plastic bin, that holds my cuttings in their cups.
 Everyday, I open the bin and can instantly see the temp. and the humidity. Usually 72 degrees and 85% humidity. A teacup of rain water in the bin seems to provide the correct humidity of between 75% and 90%.
  This is just my way. So far it works. Fred in New Bern,NC
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I'm wondering if I don't  have enough holes drilled in the cups,, 4-5 holes on the bottom might not be enough,,, the roots started off white and now there a dark brown,,side holes might help,,
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root color speaks volumes if you know how to read it.  check out this thread:  http://figs4funforum.websitetoolbox.com/post?id=5137807&highlight=lignify

i say read the whole thread, but if you're super impatient, just read posts 10 & 11 and you'll get the gist of root color.
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