nelson20vt
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Hello Everyone im new to the forum, I just recently received some green Verte Fig Cuttings and just wanted to know if its possible to Root them? If so what should I be doing. I received 4 cuttings 2 are in potting soil mixed with perlite the other two are in water any suggestions would be helpfull.
pitangadiego
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Posted 1248805641
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That depends. If they are truly green , as in this seasons growth and had this season's leaves on them when cut, then moisture control is exceedingly important and very fussy. They will rot much easier in overly wet soil, and will dry out if not kept in a humid environment (with frequent additions of fresh air). If they are older wood (as in last years growth), but taken while the plant is not dormant, they should be treated normally, and will root easily.Green wood can be rooted in a bag just like dormant cuttings .
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nelson20vt
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Posted 1248806240
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Yes they are this years new growth I have taken off all the big leaves just left 2 tiny leaves on each of the cuttings they are about 5-6 Inches in length have them at work where its pretty humid between 75 - 85. One of the two in water has started to grow little white bumps I just got them on Friday so its been in water for 4 days now. Another question is how often should I change the water?
svanessa
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Hi Nelson,
Chills
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Posted 1248843408
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I'm trying to layer a plant using a rooter cup. I set it up a couple days ago (would have done it earlier, but I've been travelling).
nelson20vt
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Posted 1248870012
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So today I get to work check on all my cuttings I received on friday the two I had in water one was rotting thats in the garbage now the other one has allot of little white bumps will put that in soil soon. The other varieties I received, all still had a bit of last years wood I checked on them today and you can already see roots through the plastic cup I never thought they would root that fast only been 5 days in the potting soil.
nelson20vt
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Posted 1249136213
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OK I just have a quick question, The cuttings I started a Week ago Has plenty of Root growth visible through the clear cup, I have another clear cup on top to keep it fairly humid my question is when is it ok to remove the cup on top? I tried yesterday and after 1hr i looked at and the leaves were all limp I put the cup back on within 2hrs the leaves were fine again. Should I just lift part of the cup gradually? I have these in my office where its humid all day everyday
ccc1
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Posted 1249183921
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Yes, you'll have to remove it gradually... or, you could punch a hole into the cup, and add more holes gradually too, but lifting gradually is more reversible in case it gets too dry.
nelson20vt
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Posted 1249222320
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Thank you ccc1 I will do just that.
Ivan
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Posted 1249247743
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Funny enough I've just tried rooting some green cuttings .
cuttings (rolling cuttings in damp newspaper and sealing in a ziplock bag. The cuttings were taken a couple of weeks ago (mid summer). Because, in taking the hardwood cuttings , I ended up with some of this year's growth as well, I decided to cut up the greenwood and add this to the bag too. I have removed all leaves/fruit, and the bag was placed in the airing cupboard (around 30C temperature). The cuttings were NOT winterised in the fridge.
cuttings that have small roots, including greenwood cuttings .
paully22
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Ivan -- If cuttings are taken from tree that had leafed out, there is no need to put them into fridge to make them dormant. You should root them now in the bag or in water.
nelson20vt
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Posted 1249414479
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Ok so this one cutting I got already in a cup with soil had quite a bit of white roots on friday today I got to work and they are gone turn brown and half the thickness is that a good sign of the soil being too wet? all the other cuttings I have in seperate cups are all doing fine and this particular cup is really heavy but no water comes out of the bottom. Not sure what to do at this point.
americanfiglover
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Posted 1249414753
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the soil might be holding too much water and not enough air
nelson20vt
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Posted 1249415243
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Is there anything that can be done at this point? I poked a few more holes on the bottom and even a few on the sides.
americanfiglover
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Posted 1249415623
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well whenever i think there is too much water i carefully remove the cutting without damaging it. Then i repot in less moist soil before the roots rot away.
nelson20vt
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Posted 1249415814
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Thanks americanfigboy will try to do that carefully.
xgrndpounder
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Posted 1249416048
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Nelson,
americanfiglover
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Posted 1249416063
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No problem at all, good luck with your cuttings .
nelson20vt
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Posted 1249417850
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Ok so I took out the cutting with out damaging the roots what a miracle considering the power went out right when i started it and had to do it in the dark " My Luck " That soil was way way too wet, looked like it was mostly spaghum. I used Premiere Pro-mix potting soil and I mixed quite a bit of perlite in there now we will see what happens. Will post pics this week just gotta remember to bring the camera to work. Thanks for all the help guys really appreciate it.
nelson20vt
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Posted 1249572141
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Ok I finally took a pic of one of the cuttings that I brought home, I have 12 going right now about 7 of them have visible roots like this or more but those are at work. Put these in soil on July 23rd.
xgrndpounder
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Yep Nelson,
nelson20vt
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Posted 1249574188
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Oh Indeed, I just got my very first fig tree in mid July and then was given a Paradiso Fig tree with lots of figs on it and a brown turkey tree and lots of Cuttings from a really generous Serbian man. The pictures above are of a Black Yugoslavian Variety no idea what the actual name is.
nelson20vt
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Posted 1249858036
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Ok so yesterday I took the tops of the cups to let the two nicest cuttings that I have rooting air out a bit, didnt I forget to put the cups back on my dad was in the office today and called me and said the two of them look dead he said the leaves are all limp. What should I do now? Besides praying.
americanfiglover
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Posted 1249859352
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put the cups back on.....the limp look may be to the lack of humidity.
Ivan
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Posted 1249864286
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Some feedback on my green cuttings using the baggie method - they grew roots just as well as the 1yr old wood cuttings . I've potted them all up in perlite/vermiculite as per instructions on this site. All looking good so far.
ccc1
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Posted 1249864977
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Nelson, put the cup back to restore humidity, and hope that the recover. Next time, to avoid this problem; instead of lifting the cup all the way out, stick a toothpick or pop-sickle stick between the 2 cups to give a slight air gap. Keep the gap small at first, and slowly increase the gap (like up to a chopstick next). I used to do that with orchid that I just took out of it's bottle.cuttings that haven't leafed out yet; instead of covering and sealing it air tight (100% humidity), use a cup with a hole punched on the bottom. That should give it the extra humidity that it needs to grow faster, but at the same time keep it down enough that it'll already be slightly hardened to the air, and at the same time keep mold from growing on your cuttings .
nelson20vt
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Posted 1249901867
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Thanks ccc1 I had done what you said i had a pensil between the two cups and everything was fine and now this morning when i got here i checked one of the cuttings is fine the other the leaves shriveld up like a prune , i doubt very much those leaves will ever come back.
jdarden1963
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Posted 1374185722
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Ok, I have just received several cuttings . Some of them are green (this years growth) some are a softer wood, but not green , maybe last years growth? and some is hard so I'm guessing older growth more than a year or 2. I've got them all wrapped in wet newspapers and in ziplock bags. Where is the best place to keep them? My choices are in the house, perhaps in a window sill (temp inside house is usually around 70-74); in the mostly uninsulated garage (no heat, no a/c), or outside under the deck so it's out of the sunlight but it's in the heat. I live in NE Texas and the temps are reaching 98+ and the humidity is usually pretty high. Also, how often should I check them to see if them are too wet or too dry? Any advice would be very appreciated.
BLB
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Posted 1374186736
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I would take advantage of the heat and humidity outside. I would also try a couple different methods, baggie, in water or even cup a few right now. Be sure to use a loose porous soil mix Check at least every other day
jdarden1963
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Posted 1374192105
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Thanks, BLB. Between 2 trees, I have probably 10 cuttings so I think I'll take your advice and try some of all 3 methods. I'll try to keep up with posts on how they are doing.
javajunkie
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Posted 1374195027
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Jules, I'm in SE Texas and the last cuttings I started a month ago I put in moss in a tupperware and left them in the garage. The heat had really good roots on them within a week.
jdarden1963
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Posted 1374195348
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Tami, That's awesome! I'll try that with a couple of them. Thanks.
