James - how are things going dude? Can't wait to see the progress. 

LOL, it hasn't even been a month.  The poor guy has to up pot a thousand cuttings.  Give him a break!  :)

You guys were reading my mind, or maybe I was reading yours, I just sat down to share some pics from a couple of days ago :) 

Things are going really well so far.  I had an initial setback in that I couldn't directly root dormant cuttings out in my greenhouses (too wet and too cool).  If a cutting was already off and running (roots and leaves), then it kept growing fine; but if a cutting was totally dormant, it just continued to stay that way.  So I switched strategies and went back to my usual humidity bin method...and just got a lot more bins :)  In total, I've currently got around 900 cuttings hatching in humidity bins and about 150 in cloners.  Last week I moved the first 150 or so out of the bins and out to the greenhouses, since they had strong roots and leaves.  Today I'm planning to move the next batch, probably another 100-150.

The cuttings have been popping like popcorn, it's been fun to watch.  I'm very fortunate--the project is a lot of work, but it's so rewarding it doesn't feel that way. 

I'll post some pics in a few minutes.

I currently have 25 bins and 3 cloners in use.  When individual plants are ready, I pluck them from their bins and consolidate them to be carried out to the greenhouses.  Here are 4 bins of consolidated plants that are on their way out:


 
 
 


Here's what they looked like a couple of days after I moved them out:
 
 

Other assorted pics (1st is a tub of Conadria, other tubs are mixed varieties):

 


 

Wow, talk about go big or go home.

Looks like you got the process down.  I know your staying very busy.

Way to go!

Man, I wish I could get my cuttings to root like that. Don is right, you got it down pat.

Fantastic work, James. 

You do having it going on.  I am still trying to grow my 1st tree fom cutting, I am paying close attention to all aspects of your process for success,  Thanks for all you do, it is a labor of love!

James I must admit I had my doubts but you proved me wrong. Outstanding job. I'm glad it's working out. You are revolutionizing the way we can acquire some hard to get varieties. Keep up the great work.

I cant wait till it's shipping time, your going to be super busy then! !!

looking great! What's the earliest you can ship these trees out? I'm not being impatient, I'm more concerned about the heat here in AZ if you were to ship my order in June. May maybe even too hot. 

Thanks for the nice comments, everyone :)

PMing you right now, thanks!

James, you are the "the Man".... I've had complete faith in you at the very start of this project! For sure, it looks like you know what you are doing! Thanks, for the hard work so far! : )

Here are some pics of the next wave of rooted cuttings that were just moved out a couple of days ago.  The bananas and citrus have kindly volunteered to provide some shade to help with the transition :)

 
 

 
I never tire of seeing cuttings leaf out and take root, especially the stingy ones like Figo Preto/Black Madeira/I-258.  Here's a little group of 5 Figo Pretos just getting started:

You are doing such a fantastic job rooting cuttings. You make it look so easy but I know better. Thanks for working so hard on this project.

Thanks Frank and MStanleyross! 

Wow look at those babies go.  I have a small incubator box on my sofa table.  It is the highlight of the day to see how many new leaves.  Is that a fig addiction, you think?  Looking forward to many more. 

or maybe us AZ folk should get together and drive a van home with all the figlest in July.  Road trip!