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Figfan203

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Posted 1393369701	Reply with quote #1

I'm trying the paper towel in a zip lock rooting method. Do I need to keep re-wetting the paper towels until I see roots start? It's been like 17 days and I see nothing. Cuttings are still green if I scrape them a little __________________ Mike in zone 6B

armando93223

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Posted 1393370332	Reply with quote #2

Everyone has a different way of rooting. So you will get many opinions. When I use the baggie method, I moisten the white paper towel then I wrap the cutting. Making sure the paper is not to wet........Checking back on them about 7 to 10 days, I rinse the cutting in the sink. Then I wrap with a dry paper towel. I look to see if the paper got somewhat wet, not to wet. The main thing is to keep the humidity up in the bag. Note: some cuttings will take about 6 weeks to show anything (initials). Most cuttings are not like that. For me Kadota is fast within 10 days, Celeste 10 days. Gulban 6 weeks, Preto nothing happened decided to graft onto a tree. Good Luck !!! __________________ Armando in the Heart of California

Figfan203

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Posted 1393372593	Reply with quote #3

Thanks Armando... __________________ Mike in zone 6B

rcantor

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Posted 1393383257	Reply with quote #4

Too wet is your enemy. If the paper is damp that's enough. __________________ Zone 6, MO Wish list: Galicia Negra, De La Reina - Pons, Genovese Nero - Rafed's, Sbayi, Souadi, Acciano, Any Rimada, Sodus Sicilian, any Bass, Pons or Axier fig, any great tasting fig.

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Posted 1393383513	Reply with quote #5

wet paper towel is big no no. if it's dry, get a new paper towel, wet it, squeeze the day lights out of it and just drop it into the baggie. __________________ Pete Durham, NC Zone 7b "don't talk to me about naval tradition. It's nothing but rum, sodomy and the lash." - sir winston churchill "the problem with socialism is that eventually you run out of other people's money." - the baroness thatcher *** all my figs have FMV/FMD, in case you're wondering. * * and... i don't sell things. what little i have will be posted here in winter for first come first serve base to be shared. no, i'm not a socialist...***

armando93223

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Posted 1393383646	Reply with quote #6

I re-edited my former response, wrote it up fast and it didn't make sense. The main thing is keeping up the humidity. Lately I mix half of my cuttings using the baggie method and the other in a plastic water bottle. Having great success as long as I check on them for mold. __________________ Armando in the Heart of California

Figfan203

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Posted 1393384276	Reply with quote #7

I've been spraying the paper towel with one if the bottles hair dressers use. It's damp, not really "wet". __________________ Mike in zone 6B

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