I have some experience in rooting both softwood and hardwood cuttings of various ornamental shrubs/plants and edibles. However, this will be my first go round with figs.  I'm using Rich's Propagation Method.  The green tubs will be replaced with larger clear ones this weekend and the saran wrap tent with a humidity dome. Heat mats are underneath.  After about an hour I opened the tent to see what it felt like in there and wow...it was much much warmer than I was expecting already.  I think thats a good sign!

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Nice collection of cuttings there!  I hope they are all successful you, thank you for sharing.

Welcome to the forum

Scott

Good luck!  Do you have the heat mat thermostat controlled?  Be sure not to let it get too hot!

Hi Phil,

I don't have a thermostat on it.  It's not a very high powered one.  It says it only raises the temp 10 to 20 degrees above the air temp.  The cuttings are in a basement that stays between 60 and 70 pretty much year round.  Could it still get too hot?

The thermostat/probe is essential. The ideal temperature for your cuttings is 78 F so you want to keep it there as often as possible. The probe guarantees that.

Looks great!  The first variety I would put in ground is MBVS if you have space.  You'll be rewarded with more figs than most other varieties.  The common term for this variety is how much of a 'workhorse' it is.

It looks like you have 24 cutting in the totes, what all did you get?

Welcome, Andrae' - Nice start.  Be sure to get the thermostat.  It's a cheap investment that'll save you some heartache.

Welcome and good luck.  I've never rooted anything from cuttings before, and I just started a few weeks ago (20 days to be exact).  I'm trying out a combination of methods, since I have multiples of most of my cuttings, but the end result is a humidified grow chamber much like Rich's.  Seems to be working relatively well so far...  My real winner thus far is Ronde de Bordeaux. Started 2, both have leafed out, and one has great root development already.

Hope you have good luck. 

W E L C O M E , Andrae'.............. Glad you joined us, Good luck with your fig cuttings! Remember, always do a lot more than you actually need,then there will be no disappointments...:)

[QUOTE=Frankallen]W E L C O M E , Andrae'.............. Glad you joined us, Good luck with your fig cuttings! Remember, always do a lot more than you actually need,then there will be no disappointments...:)
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Welcome!
As Frank said above - always do some extras - makes nice gift for friends and family - to create more fig nuts, and gives you something to trade for more varieties as well.

Welcome Andrae´!
Beautiful job and great looking cuttings! Best of luck!
I start mine in a Baggie and when I see good root growth I pot them in a clear pot on MG starter soil all on top of my fridge with very good results! The house at a constant 70 F but up there it is probably a bit warmer! No leafing but very strong root development !

Sorry, I skipped a step! The clear cup! Here it is.

Welcome to the forum and good luck with your cuttings.

Real nice collection, welcome to the forum.

Rafael and nycfig,

I'll have to look into the thermostat and probe this weekend...Can I attach the thermostat to my existing heat mat?

FiggyFrank,

I live on 26 acres that my great grandparents inherited in the early 1900's (20 of which we cash rent out) I have about 15 varieties of grapes that I will be training over an arbor in the spring.  I'm planning on planting out the figs behind the arbor and hopefully get some winter protection there.

COGardener,

I purchased Italian Honey, MBVS, Excel, Dottato, Negronne, LSU Gold, Salem Dark, and Portuguese Dark...A very generous member sent me a few more MBVS and Red Sicilian.  I also have some Hardy Chicago on their way as well.  I guess I need to change my wishlist now. Haha!

FrankAllen and Eboone,

I'm out of indoor growing space!  Maybe it is time to add the sunroom to the back of the house. Haha.  I think I'll try the baggie method mentioned in this thread for some of the additional cuttings I receive over the winter.  

Chris K,

I'm gonna give that method a shot with some of the extra cuttings I have.  Are the roots very delicate when rooted in the baggies?

Thank you everyone for the welcomes and well wishes!

Keep up the good work. Let's see how it goes. A thermostat would make things a little easier on you.

A very nice collection, I'm sure they will all do very well for you,  I look forward to watching them grow as the years go by.

Not at all. More robust than the ones that develop in water (in a vase with some good water,not tap, takes a lot longer than the Baggie about 50% success) I think it also has to do with the variety! Some are much easier to root than others! Make sure You check them every day and let some fresh air in the bag! There are some good videos on YouTube , how to propagate fig cuttings!! I wrap them in damp paper towel and put them in a ziplock bag!

Thanks Rich,

I'm looking forward to ROOTS! 

COGardener,

So am I my friend!

ChrisK,

Yep, definitely gonna try that out on top of the fridge. That adds to my indoor growing space! Haha!

Welcome

It looks like your off to a great start.

Sharon

[QUOTE=dremusicmd]Rafael and nycfig,

I'll have to look into the thermostat and probe this weekend...Can I attach the thermostat to my existing heat mat?

FiggyFrank,

I live on 26 acres that my great grandparents inherited in the early 1900's (20 of which we cash rent out) I have about 15 varieties of grapes that I will be training over an arbor in the spring.  I'm planning on planting out the figs behind the arbor and hopefully get some winter protection there.

COGardener,

I purchased Italian Honey, MBVS, Excel, Dottato, Negronne, LSU Gold, Salem Dark, and Portuguese Dark...A very generous member sent me a few more MBVS and Red Sicilian.  I also have some Hardy Chicago on their way as well.  I guess I need to change my wishlist now. Haha!

FrankAllen and Eboone,

I'm out of indoor growing space!  Maybe it is time to add the sunroom to the back of the house. Haha.  I think I'll try the baggie method mentioned in this thread for some of the additional cuttings I receive over the winter.  

Chris K,

I'm gonna give that method a shot with some of the extra cuttings I have.  Are the roots very delicate when rooted in the baggies?

Thank you everyone for the welcomes and well wishes!


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I use a Hydrofarm thermostat. I bought it on Amazon. You plug the thermostat into the wall and the mat into the thermostat. Then put the probe half way down and centered in a cup with soil mix and a cutting.