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Smaritza

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Does anybody know if you could put fig cuttings in an Aerogarden? It has a pump to oxygenate the water and lights to get leaf growth. Would it be similar to using a cloner? I have one and might try it...I don't want to waste cuttings if I don't have to since this year I'm having a challenging time trying to root them.
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Read this if it may help:
http://www.rollitup.org/t/how-do-i-use-an-aerogarden-to-clone.400003/

Practice is the best teacher. You just need more cuttings.
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Thanks. Now I have to do more research. It just might work.
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Search posts from Dennis (Snaglpus).  He's posted extensively on the use of cloners, and by the looks of it, has huge success.  I may have to try this method because of the fungus gnats around here.
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I was able to successfully root numerous cuttings last year using a bubbling cloner w aeration stone under T5 lights here in NYC. What I did notice from my trials were the following important points: 1. Do not "drown" the cuttings, ie do not dip them too deep in the water; they should be barely above the surface, so sprayed water hits them regularly. Otherwise, they may rot. I lost many valuable cuttings due to this mistake. 2. Some varieties can take a very long time to root, others no. I eventually lost patience it took so long with some of them. I think they knew it was the dead of winter. :-) 3. If you want to do some hormone therapy, use Dip n grow, not clonex, it will just leach into the water. And 4. Change your water once a week. It is ok to add nutrients or rapid start rooting enhancer to the water. I did. Also, a little bit of h peroxide is nice for disinfection. Also, let your water age a day to dechlorinate, before changing it. Finally, I lost a lot of rooted cuttings by transitioning directly into soil or peat moss in 1-gal or other receptacle exposed to the environment. The roots need to get strong and acclimated to a new medium. I would recommend a humidity chamber with heat mat until it leafs out nicely and you see roots wrapping around in a clear cup. Good luck!
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i have rooted in areoponics systems
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Hi Smaritza,
In which usda zone are you ?
In my zone 7, I have started cuttings around the 20th of July. I kept them 3 weeks in a bottle of water -changing all water every 3 days- in a greenhouse the last 2 weeks and potted them last week in nursery compost - except one batch of cuttings that remained in water - for an extended test (but bloody roots did not show up ! ). At potting time, they all showed white bumps but no roots.
Yesterday, in one pot roots where surfacing and after loosing almost all their leaves, they are breaking bud - all still in the greenhouse half-sun/half shaded- but for 3 weeks we get water almost every other day and between 22°c and 33°c max temp.
I potted yesterday the last strain - Just for the little story, This last one was in the wild in a bend of the road and I'm fearing it is a caprifig . All the others were cared for - so they should be edible .

You've written that you loose your cuttings. Could you please describe a bit more how you're caring for them ?
Remember that at Summer-time, touching the roots of a plant can lead her to death because the sun hits too hard ...
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Jdsfrance,
I'm in zone 6.
So far I've tried fig cuttings in damp newspaper, in lightly spritzed soil in a container, in sponge cubes, (root riot), in perlite cups, and finally in a cup of water out doors. The first year was the dirt, I was most successful. This year I was successful with one cutting Jh Adriatic in perlite. I try not to disturb them too much, but I'm sure I do. The ones in cups of water I just started on Sunday, so I'll wait and see. I also have some covered in perlite outdoors.. I'm thinking about giving up on this rooting process and just maybe get small tree to start with..
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