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Suzy325
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I'm excited and nervous at the same time, 2 of my 3 first rooting attempts have actually rooted. The first one has roots that are peeping out at the top of the root riot cube exposed to light, I'm scared the light will dry them up. Should I pot them up now or wait until more roots are showing? I'm going to pot them in see through water bottles and put them in a humidity bin as per all the wonderful advice on this forum. :o). |
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bigsmile542
Registered: Posts: 148 |
Yes it is fun to see roots. This year is my first time rooting cuttings. I am grow in perlite in cups I let mine stay as long as it take for them to stand on the own outside the humidity dome. When I see roots I spray the clear cups with paint to block sun form the roots. Then work them out into the air more and more until they can stand on there own in sun.Water them often to keep them from drying out too much. I then repot them into 1 gallon pots. Again this is my first year doing this. |
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newnandawg
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Hello Suzy, great job for your first attempt. The root riot cubes make it a lot simpler. Yes, I would pot both of them up into some well draining potting mix. |
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Suzy325
Registered: Posts: 53 |
Thank you for your replies :o), I'm going to pot them up today. What about the humidity bin after they're potted though? Aren't I supposed to keep them in a humidity bin for a while until the roots increase and get stronger, and then slowly acclimatize them to the outdoors and eventually sunshine? |
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javajunkie
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Good Morning Suzy, |
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ForeverFigs
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Suzy...I'm a New Jersey grower too, and I fully agree with your post #4...the only reason I use that method is that in the past I have lost a lot of rooted cuttings by pushing ahead too fast..."slow and steady wins the race"...best of luck with your fig trees. |
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rookie
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Suzy,if you see that they need humidity after potting them up I've found an easy way to do it. I put 4 thin stakes about 6 inches longer than your tree into the pots and place a clear plastic bag over the 4 points so that the bag doesnt touch the tree (kind of like making an oxygen tent). The bag is gradually raised up from the bottom after a few days allowing the tree to become slowly acclimated to the lower humidity. |
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rcantor
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Congratulations! |
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