Nick, thanks for the pictures. This is my first year trying to root cuttings. I have a bin leafed out to a stage similar to yours and a bin with some slow pokes. Nice to have pictures from others to make some comparisons.

Thanks Shailesh, I think airlayers will be a bit easier for the Sodus Sicilian.

Dave don't give up on the slow pokes as they are often some of the best growers later on.

Nice plants! Man, that CdDB looked amazing.

Thanks Pepper! The CdDB were very slow growers last year.

Nice thread! I'm wondering how your greenhouse is fairing with the below 0 temps lately. Any leafing out yet?

I was worried as on a sunny day even with the vents open it can get up to 100F. However, so far they all look great. They actually look better than the ones in my garage.

Glad to hear they look great!  That's pretty amazing with swings like that.

Well the greenhouse is now staying above 50F at night. Surprisingly though no figs have begun leafing out yet. The tips are turning green, so I don't think it will be long now.





The cuttings are still growing albeit very slowly this year. This longue d'aout has graduated from the rooting humidity bin to the humidity reduction bin to begin the process of getting used to normal humidity.



Over how many days do you guys adjust them? I find it really depends on how strong their root system is and how many leaves they have. Less roots or more leaves means longer adjustment.

The young Col de Dame Grise that dehydrated while I was on vacation is beginning to leaf back out as well.



On my trip to NY, I found one of the pots I have been looking for with holes only on the side of the pot. I need about 10 more, but haven't been able to find them locally. I might end up making more half barrel SWPs instead, but they are heavy and tough to get in/out of the greenhouse.



Oh and the cuttings in coco coir are doing well.



What are folks methods of checking for roots without accidently breaking them when brushing the coir aside?

Shailesh, I gave up waiting, time to crank the heaters up in the greenhouse and get this party started!

Hi Johnnyq627,
Hit them with fertilizer . that should convince them to move on .
IMO, their dirt is a bit dry for plants that should be growing. Here Spring is wet, and giving them a bit more water should help them as well .

This just in... UC Davis cuttings are on their way! YIPEE!

I came home tonight to two packages of fig cuttings, one from USDA and the other from a generous forum member.

I received two of the four scions I requested; Panache and Col de Dame Blanco.









The package from the generous F4F member contained a fig I have been looking for for a while now; Italian 258! He also sent a Black Zadar to keep it company.





A quick bath in a hydrogen peroxide mix...



Then waxed the cut ends, labeled with an oil pen, and into a couple of salad containers with damp coco coir.

Thanks for all the updates from Douglasville! Reading back through this thread, I see that others (not just me) have experienced slow growing Black Madeira. Mine looks so much like those in the posts! I started this from one cutting received from UC Davis.

Best of luck to all this 2015 Fig Season.

Hey Maro. My BM from KK grows very fast and shows few signs of FMV. My BM from UCDavis grows extremely slow and shows significant FMV. I was hoping to try a new Davis cutting this year in hopes of a better specimen, but no such luck.

Hey Nick, the cutting that I started my BM was very small and " puny " looking, but I only received one. So, I was happy that I was able to get roots, leaves and that it grew at all. I looked at it this morning and it's alive and has green buds. So, lets hope these BM grow better this year.

Snow coming down hard here in MD.

Ok folks, it's time to blow out the rest of my cuttings!

I kinda missed Jon's annual drawing this year, so in memory of that fun process I figured I'd try something similar...  each cutting will cost $1.  Shipping will be $6.  I will not say how many cuttings of each I have and it will not be a first come first serve process.  Shipping to continental US only, CA, FL at your own risk.

Here's the plan:  email me at nrallers@gmail.com with which varieties you would like.  You have until 11:59am EST tomorrow (Friday March 6th).  At that time, I will somewhat randomly determine who gets what based on requests and availability.  I will then shoot you an email with which varieties you have been selected for and your total cost.  If you agree, you have until 11:59EST Saturday (March 7th) to send me payment via paypal for shipment on Saturday-Monday depending on how many packages I need to ship.

Any emails not following the rules or that I cannot understand will be disqualified.

Below are the varieties available:

Conadria (Edible Landscaping)





Ronde de Bordeaux (RHarper)





Negronne (Bills Figs)



Improved Celeste (Petals from the Past)



Neri2 (Bills Figs)

No good pic of this, yellow fig with amber inside.  Early + honey flavor.

Very generous offer, Nick!

Way to be generous Nick.

Thanks Nick.  Very generous.  Email sent.  Mike

ok folks, everyone has been responded to!  You have until noon tomorrow to shoot me your payment and I will get your cuttings out!

Nick

Some great news, my Sodus Sicilian cutting finally is showing some roots!  It only took nearly 3 months, holy smokes!  I guess good things come to those who wait!  Too early to count my figs, but it shows promise!