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Hi All,
  I have a bunch of cuttings (5) I'm attempting to root using the "shoebox & sphagnum moss" approach.  They've been in for just over 6 weeks (since Oct 13).  There are no signs of roots on any of them.  No initials, no bulging lenticels, no bumps of any kind.  Nothing.
  About 3 weeks ago the cutting with the terminal bud sprouted a leaf or two, but within a week or so they had rotted off.  (The cutting and bud still look pretty good, though.)
  Now all the other cuttings are also starting to push out one, two or even three leaf buds, but no actual leaves yet. I'm worried that they'll start to leaf out and rot (like the first one), all before there are roots of any kind.
  Given that they are all showing leaf-bud activity, should I move them from the shoebox into cups with vermiculite under lights?  Or should I wait it out in the shoebox and hope for signs of root shoots soon?  Or should I monitor them closely and pull them out only after actual leaves have appeared?
 
Thanks in advance,
Jim

P.S.  "The Bulging Lenticels" would be a great name for a rock band!
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That's a good question. I cant wait to see what people with more experience say.

My opinion would be to move them to cups with a cover to keep humidity high enough to maintain the shoots, give them some fresh air daily(start with 5 minutes and increase a minute or two a day until you see roots) and some light. If you hit a point where the fresh air causes the leaves to wilt a bit then you need to back off the time a bit and hold at that interval for a while.
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I would put them upright with the leaves in the air and under lights.  Once you have leaves you have to give them light.  The rest of the cutting should be in a fast draining mix.  It doesn't matter if it's in a bag or a cup or whatever.
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Actually with grapes, the  grave vine I bought from told me to have them upside down, so the energy is  pushed up but in form or roots. I do that with stubborn fig trees as well. 
this is with Grapes, see? Why not with figs?

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