I left my humidity bin out in the sun.....  again....

Looks like i killed off 3 of my 5 remaining Gino's Black.  And pretty much put the last nail in the coffin of everything else in it that I was hoping would eventually recover.

Yes I understand hard to keep kids happy all the time. Better luck next time.
Life is all about learning and we all learn the hard way. Specking for myself. I have a PHD in what not to do. Working on my second degree in life.

Zone 8
South West TX

I'm sorry that happened James.

That hurts. I managed to kill my rhone de Bordeaux cuttings

[QUOTE=jd_smith]I left my humidity bin out in the sun..... again....

Looks like i killed off 3 of my 5 remaining Gino's Black. And pretty much put the last nail in the coffin of everything else in it that I was hoping would eventually recover.


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I'm not sure how strong the sun is where you are in Texas, but here in South Florida, I don't ever leave plants out in a humidity dome since they just get cooked in the sun, which I learned in a very similar manner as you described above! :) 

I keep the young rooted plants indoors under some light or in a window when under a humidity dome, then, when I think they're ready, I move to a spot on my covered patio that is shaded most of the day, but receives a couple of hours of sun in the mornings and late afternoons.  Once they put out the first set of leaves outdoors, I'll then move them to full sun.


[QUOTE=bigsmile542]Yes I understand hard to keep kids happy all the time. Better luck next time.
Life is all about learning and we all learn the hard way. Specking for myself. I have a PHD in what not to do. Working on my second degree in life.

Zone 8
South West TX[/QUOTE]

LOL!  I always tell people I have a PhD from the School of Hard Knocks! :D

It was pretty cloudy the day before, so I left them out with the lid slightly open.  I closed the lid at night.  I meant to move the whole thing to the shade before I left work this morning.  oh well.. Live and learn.. The last 2 Gino's black still look healthy.

Greg, is Rhone de Bordeaux the same as Ronde de Bordeaux?  I have several of the latter (from Kerry.. thanks again).  I think I lost one, but the other 5 are doing fantastic.  Hardly any issue with the transition from the Dome.  One cutting was so tall, it wouldn't fit in the dome, so it never went in after rooting.  Just kept it moist in the cup.  It's outgrowing all the rest.

All told, I think I've don'e pretty well for my first attempt.  Out of about 50 cuttings, I had 100% rooting success (though some rooted very weakly and didn't make it past the cups).  It looks like i'll have about 30 healthy trees. Most are in 2 gal pots already.  Just need to pot up the Gino's black and a Lyndhurst white, if it makes it (though, I don't think it will).

Next year, I'm going to try skipping the Dome all together.  I'm going to use root roit cubes again, but then goto 32 oz cups and cover the tops with celophane wrap or just a lid with a slit (will still have drainage holes on sides and bottom).  So the roots mass should stay moist, but the leaves will come out pre-hardened. (I hope)  Once those are root-bound, I'll pot them up to 2 or 3 gal.

Of course, I have nearly a whole year to overthink everything.

I do not use a humidity dome for more than a week per cutting. I have not lost any single one yet and 7 this year cuttings already outside in 1 gal pots. I follow this procedure. Root the cuttings in a peat moss bin until i see 1 inch roots. Pot them in the plastic cups and keep in the humidity bin for about a week or until i see the roots touching the cup walls. At this point i take them out of the bin and keep inside my house near a window. If you have the roots, the leaves will follow 100%! And they will be happy with your room humidity. Sometimes, the yellowish leaves appear along with roots, they fall off and are replaced with the new and green ones. Dont overwater and they will grow just fine. The next step after this is moving them into 1 gal pots. I keep them inside until they are happy and start growing and move them outside under a tree with almost full shade so they adjust to the new temp and humidity variations. Gradually introduce them to more sun after. It works for me, the cuttings may grow a bit slower initially but they pick up the pace when outside.

James...sorry to hear about your Gino's Black trees...I can't begin to tell you how many trees I have lost during the learning curve of fig growing...the up side is that you still have 30 trees left, and that is a nice accomplishment, good luck with them........."most of all have fun"...     :)  :)

oh.. i'm enjoying the L out of this.   Most of these I'll give away during the winter (or sooner).  They should make nice xmas gifts.

Hey James, I know how you feel. I lost about 20 cuttings over the winter. Not sure what happened. They rooted great. I think I put them in 1 gallon pots to quick. I still have 5 trees though. Looking forward to trying again this year.