I thought I would show some pictures of my cuttings at 3 1/2 months they are really doing super this year, I started them in coir and repotted them in pro-mix and have been using MaxiGro 10-5-14  that was recommended to me by my local hydroponics store , started them at 1/4 strength and worked them up to 1/2 strength seems like a great fertilizer everything is very green and lush, the only problem is the shelf is a little too small , once you take them down to water them it's like a jigsaw puzzle getting them back on the shelf, time to order another unit. 

         

Time to move to California!

Suzi

I pray every night that I hit the lottery so I can do just that , unless you happen to have some extra room for a small family????? 

They look great, congratulations!

Amazing job, Dave! I hope mine turn out as beautiful as yours when they hit that mark.

Dave the look great. If I may ask? How often do you water at that size and do you use the MaxiGro every time?

Dave, wow! Those plants are looking swell! Awesome job! I've been having a lot of trouble with my cuttings this year, but seeing how much progress they've made with your method gives me hope.

Congratulations Dave, those are some very happy looking fig starters.   Thanks for the fertilizer tip also!   I’ve got to look into that MaxiGro 10-5-14, next trip by the hydroponics store.

Your cuttings look great!

Very inspiring when i see some grate work. Thanks for the tip. And is maxigro a dry fertilizer. I looked it up on ebay and it said dry. How do you use it.

Awesome Dave!

They look super healthy Dave..What do you have there?

Wow, those figs look like they're on steroids. I am going to have to use grow lights next year, that looks like a nice setup.

Very impressive.  Did you lose many when you transitioned from coir to Pro-mix?  That seems to be my downfall. 

[QUOTE=Dave]I thought I would show some pictures of my cuttings at 3 1/2 months they are really doing super this year, I started them in coir and repotted them in pro-mix and have been using MaxiGro 10-5-14  that was recommended to me by my local hydroponics store , started them at 1/4 strength and worked them up to 1/2 strength seems like a great fertilizer everything is very green and lush, the only problem is the shelf is a little too small , once you take them down to water them it's like a jigsaw puzzle getting them back on the shelf, time to order another unit. 

         [/QUOTE]~very nice good job ~

Beautiful, Dave! The General Hydroponics products are fantastic, IMO. I use their BioThrive on mine. A local company, just down the road here in Sebastopol.

Wow!  that's looking great!   fantastic work there!  I noticed the previous posting when they were much smaller that that!  

[QUOTE=DaveL]Dave the look great. If I may ask? How often do you water at that size and do you use the MaxiGro every time?[/QUOTE]

I fertilize them every other watering, I still have them at 1/2 strength  the Pro-mix in one gallon pot seems to dry out about every 4 to 5 days, " really dries out" seems to be working well so far 

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Congratulations Dave, those are some very happy looking fig starters.   Thanks for the fertilizer tip also!   I’ve got to look into that MaxiGro 10-5-14, next trip by the hydroponics store.

[QUOTE=figpig_66]Very inspiring when i see some grate work. Thanks for the tip. And is maxigro a dry fertilizer. I looked it up on ebay and it said dry. How do you use it. [/QUOTE]

Yes it is dry, he recommended starting at 1/4 strength and working your way up to full strength

   

[QUOTE=coop951]They look super healthy Dave..What do you have there? [/QUOTE]

Coop I have some Col De Dame Grise, Malta Black, excellent cuttings from Herman. 

Battaglia green from gto, Getty green from KK, doing excellent as well, 

and a couple of JT's and a few Belleclare Sports & Col De Dame Blanc just to name a few 

[QUOTE=lifigs]Very impressive.  Did you lose many when you transitioned from coir to Pro-mix?  That seems to be my downfall. [/QUOTE]

Bill  I started using small cups for rooting I believe they are around 8 oz I like them better than the large cups once the roots fill up the cup they slide right out with out disturbing the roots that sometimes happen with a large cup and I sit them gently into the 1 gallon pot without disturbing the roots and they continue growing like nothing happened 

 

[QUOTE=Dave][QUOTE=lifigs]Very impressive.  Did you lose many when you transitioned from coir to Pro-mix?  That seems to be my downfall. [/QUOTE]

Bill  I started using small cups for rooting I believe they are around 8 oz I like them better than the large cups once the roots fill up the cup they slide right out with out disturbing the roots that sometimes happen with a large cup and I sit them gently into the 1 gallon pot without disturbing the roots and they continue growing like nothing happened 

 [/QUOTE]~wow very nice good job ,good idea thanks,~

[QUOTE=Dave][QUOTE=figpig_66]Very inspiring when i see some grate work. Thanks for the tip. And is maxigro a dry fertilizer. I looked it up on ebay and it said dry. How do you use it. [/QUOTE]

Yes it is dry, he recommended starting at 1/4 strength and working your way up to full strength

   [/QUOTE]~thanks i think i got mine messed up from to strong a mix to early ,i need to get back to straight  water for a while try to get them back healthy again then start weak like you are saying ,thanks for the input ~

[QUOTE=Dave][QUOTE=lifigs]Very impressive.  Did you lose many when you transitioned from coir to Pro-mix?  That seems to be my downfall. [/QUOTE]

Bill  I started using small cups for rooting I believe they are around 8 oz I like them better than the large cups once the roots fill up the cup they slide right out with out disturbing the roots that sometimes happen with a large cup and I sit them gently into the 1 gallon pot without disturbing the roots and they continue growing like nothing happened 

 [/QUOTE]

Very nice! looks like a fig parfait.
How long did it take from cutting to this stage?

Bill It took right around 4 to 5 weeks to start seeing roots and one other thing I forgot to mention I use clonex rooting gel on all my cuttings 

 

Dave, really nice job and lots of good, information in this thread. I think I'll see if i can't find some of that MaxiGro and try that this year.

Whow. Talk about florist quality plants. Dave those look great.

Quick questions, Dave. Did you start in cups of coir and pot up to 1 gallons or once they showed promise in the coir (ie. buried horizontally in a bag or container), you immediately placed them in 1 gallons? If you automatically placed them in 1 gallons, how long did it take you to start watering? It's been almost two months for me in 1 gallon pots and I still haven't watered.

[QUOTE=nepenthes]Quick questions, Dave. Did you start in cups of coir and pot up to 1 gallons or once they showed promise in the coir (ie. buried horizontally in a bag or container), you immediately placed them in 1 gallons? If you automatically placed them in 1 gallons, how long did it take you to start watering? It's been almost two months for me in 1 gallon pots and I still haven't watered.[/QUOTE]

I started them in a small cup in the coir and transferred them to the 1 gallon pots , I started watering immediately Pro-mix dries out every 4 to 5 days if yours is staying wet for 2 months you might have a problem with root rot , 2 months is way too long to stay wet , might be time to change your soil mix 

[QUOTE=Maro2Bear]Dave, really nice job and lots of good, information in this thread. I think I'll see if i can't find some of that MaxiGro and try that this year.[/QUOTE]

Mark if you go on ebay I have seen them for $15.00 a bag with free shipping , I think I paid  around $17.00 

[QUOTE=Dave][QUOTE=nepenthes]Quick questions, Dave. Did you start in cups of coir and pot up to 1 gallons or once they showed promise in the coir (ie. buried horizontally in a bag or container), you immediately placed them in 1 gallons? If you automatically placed them in 1 gallons, how long did it take you to start watering? It's been almost two months for me in 1 gallon pots and I still haven't watered.[/QUOTE]

I started them in a small cup in the coir and transferred them to the 1 gallon pots , I started watering immediately Pro-mix dries out every 4 to 5 days if yours is staying wet for 2 months you might have a problem with root rot , 2 months is way too long to stay wet , might be time to change your soil mix [/QUOTE]

My plants seem to be doing fine. After seeing initials, I placed them all into 1 gallon pots from the get go. There wasn't much moisture to begin with.. just a large pot for a small cutting :) Thanks!

Thanks Dave, MaxiGro located on Amazon for $15.00 with free shipping as u said. Order placed. I'll get those CdDB cuttings wrapped, packed and posted for you. Regards.

[QUOTE=nepenthes][QUOTE=Dave][QUOTE=nepenthes]Quick questions, Dave. Did you start in cups of coir and pot up to 1 gallons or once they showed promise in the coir (ie. buried horizontally in a bag or container), you immediately placed them in 1 gallons? If you automatically placed them in 1 gallons, how long did it take you to start watering? It's been almost two months for me in 1 gallon pots and I still haven't watered.[/QUOTE]

I started them in a small cup in the coir and transferred them to the 1 gallon pots , I started watering immediately Pro-mix dries out every 4 to 5 days if yours is staying wet for 2 months you might have a problem with root rot , 2 months is way too long to stay wet , might be time to change your soil mix [/QUOTE]

My plants seem to be doing fine. After seeing initials, I placed them all into 1 gallon pots from the get go. There wasn't much moisture to begin with.. just a large pot for a small cutting :) Thanks![/QUOTE]

Alma, you might want to drape gallon zip bags over the tops of your cuttings/pots to help keep the humidity levels very high around the cuttings. Ive found this really encourages growth. Good luck.

[QUOTE=Hershell]Whow. Talk about florist quality plants. Dave those look great. [/QUOTE]

thank you Hershell .................

[QUOTE=Maro2Bear]Thanks Dave, MaxiGro located on Amazon for $15.00 with free shipping as u said. Order placed. I'll get those CdDB cuttings wrapped, packed and posted for you. Regards.[/QUOTE]

thank you Mark let me know if i can help you with any thing  ..........

Very good info and amazing results. Thanks very much for sharing Dave.

Awesome results! Just curious, What is the white part in the top of the cup?

[QUOTE=jenn42]Awesome results! Just curious, What is the white part in the top of the cup?[/QUOTE]~perlite~
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[QUOTE=jenn42]Awesome results! Just curious, What is the white part in the top of the cup?[/QUOTE]

http://youtu.be/LydGUa9So9c

Dave, this is just one super thread, jam packed with good stuff.

Thank you Wayne its very nice of you to say that

This is the first post when I started all these cuttings : Part 1

http://figs4funforum.websitetoolbox.com/post/cuttings-2014-7199212?trail=50

Wow, great looking cuttings for 3-1/2 months!!

My 3-1/2 month cuttings have gone outdoors.  I've got some rooting, but they'll go outside soon, too.

Outstanding Dave, we are all very envious of your fine work. Love the pictures, keep them comming