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Figfinatic

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L.A. stands for Lazy Ass Rooting Method:

After trying out all sorts of rooting methods, I've settled on this one since it involves the lowest cost/effort and the easiest success.   

Took several cuttings from Panache about 3 weeks ago.  The leaves and any tips were cutoff and rinsed.  The cuttings were scraped/scored at the bottom 2 inches.  Clonex was sparingly brushed on the the bottom 2 inches.   

The cuttings were placed in a large plastic bag which were then inserted upside down in a large slurpee cup  from the gas station.   The bag is placed so there is air all around the cuttings and the plastic bag isn't actually touching the cuttings. 

This is after one week:
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The cup was placed in a ceramic pot so it wouldn't tip over and another more opaque plastic bag placed over the whole thing. 

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This below is after about 2 weeks: 
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Sprinkled a little more water in.   It looks like there's more water in the picture then there actually was.   I didn't spray the cuttings, but just put moisture on the bag.  
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This is about 3 weeks.  Roots have only grown at the top so far (which is the bottom of the cutting).

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Next the cuttings go into all moistened 60% perlite/40% Oil Dri.  100% perlite can be used but it's drier here so the oil dri keeps the moisture without the gnats since there's no soil. 

Oh and here's the fruit from the mama tree which is my best fruit year in and year out.  Still picking them.  

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Nice!Congratulations.
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Very nice.  There is a video about Grape cutting propagation, where they are put upside down.  Your result and pictures are convincing.  Good job.
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How often do you let the cutting air out.
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Hi Figfinatic,
Stop cheating! Move to Zone7 ! :P
With hormones, getting roots is fairly easy, the main problem is now to get those roots in use.
Good luck !
As a reminder, and because I try to avoid chems, with fig tree cuttings, you don't really need rooting hormones ...

A neighbor gave me green cuttings 3 weeks ago - Because they are green cuttings I doubted that they would ever do anything but rot and shrivel . I put them in a
pot with compost in my tomato greenhouse. They are already breaking buds - Of course, don't you ask me about the roots - but they should be fine because of the growth I see.
My problem now is what I'm going to do with those ... Well I'll stay on the lazy method : let them stay in that greenhouse until December.
In December, I will probably bury them in compost, and see how they fair come next Spring .

Panache is really a beautiful fig.
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