One more unorthodox try at indoor rooting

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GeneDaniels

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Posted 1423759446 · Edited	Reply with quote #1

Last year I had miserable results from indoor rooting (0% success) and wonderful outdoor success (75%). I just burried cuttings, horizontally, in a bed of sand, and covered with 1 in of topsoil. I swore that I would never try indoor again. But now, here I am getting the itch for something to happen... I got some Carini cuttings from Frank and since there are several in the pack, I have decided to try a couple indoors memicing the method that worked so well outdoors. I am using a shallow deli container to hold the sand, then closing it with its own clear cover with a couple holes in it. I just put it in a sunny window sill and we will see what happens. __________________ Zone 7b (Central Arkansas) Seven trees in the ground: Hardy Chicago, Celeste(?), LSU gold, Italian Black, Southern Brown Turkey(?), Strawberry Verte, and Unk yellow. Trees in pots: VdB, CdD, and Sicilian?

DesertDance

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Posted 1423760890	Reply with quote #2

It will probably work just fine, Gene. I love starting cuttings outside! It is getting really warm here, and the figs in the outside nursery were supposed to get moved to pots while they were dormant. Oooops! They are all happily budding out now. I'm using perlite only inside to try to get my lime tree to root. I think it's dying, so trying to save it. Noticed Walmart has Bearrs Limes yesterday, so we may have to get a new tree if I can't get these babies to root. Suzi __________________ Zone 9b, Southern California. "First year they sleep, Second year they creep, Third year they leap!" Wish List: I wish all of you happy fig collecting! My wishes have been fulfilled!

FiggyFrank

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Posted 1423770563	Reply with quote #3

I bet they'll root, Gene. I'm rooting a few Carinis from the same batch you have, and even with a lot of neglect, most have rooted for me. I stuck mine in a Solo cup filled with coco coir and perlite. I placed another cup on top to maintain humidity. Even before leaves and barely a visible root, I removed the lid on one of them with low expectations just for fun, and surprisingly, it didn't slow it down a bit. So now it's sitting on top of my fridge with two leaves and 1/2 cup full of roots! __________________ Frank zone 7a - VA

rcantor

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Posted 1423771293	Reply with quote #4

Are the cuttings covered by topsoil or sand? I'm not sure if they'll do well being exposed to direct sunlight. Outdoors they were covered. __________________ 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.

jdsfrance

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Posted 1423777663	Reply with quote #5

Hi Genedaniels, I would have used an higher container for both the dirt and the humidity chamber. Because now if a stem or leaf appears ... What will you do ? Good luck and keep us posted ! __________________ ------------------------ Climate from -25°C to + 35°C Only cold hardy figtrees can make it here

GeneDaniels

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Quote: Originally Posted by rcantor Are the cuttings covered by topsoil or sand? I'm not sure if they'll do well being exposed to direct sunlight. Outdoors they were covered. They are covered with sand. __________________ Zone 7b (Central Arkansas) Seven trees in the ground: Hardy Chicago, Celeste(?), LSU gold, Italian Black, Southern Brown Turkey(?), Strawberry Verte, and Unk yellow. Trees in pots: VdB, CdD, and Sicilian?

GeneDaniels

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Posted 1423780332	Reply with quote #7

Quote: Originally Posted by jdsfrance Hi Genedaniels, I would have used an higher container for both the dirt and the humidity chamber. Because now if a stem or leaf appears ... What will you do ? Good luck and keep us posted ! I'm not sure. I might put them in a big bag. But then again, I might just remove the top and let it grow. Its really just an experiment because I could not stand to be doing nothing __________________ Zone 7b (Central Arkansas) Seven trees in the ground: Hardy Chicago, Celeste(?), LSU gold, Italian Black, Southern Brown Turkey(?), Strawberry Verte, and Unk yellow. Trees in pots: VdB, CdD, and Sicilian?

figpig_66

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Posted 1424027774	Reply with quote #8

Same principle. Just use moss:)) i use the same container over and over. Use bleach water and rinse cuttings or the mold will rot your cuttings. Richie from louisiana Attached Images 2015-02-13_16.51.02.jpg (237.02 KB, 13 views) 2015-02-13_16.51.27.jpg (329.86 KB, 20 views) 2015-02-05_20.33.18.jpg (632.29 KB, 25 views) __________________ RICHIE BONI HICKORY LOUISIANA ZONE 8B WARM HUMID WINRERS ARE VERY MILD LOW 20'S BUT WARMS RIGHT UP DURING THE DAY. SUMMER IS EXTREMELY HOT & HUMID 100 degrees 100% humidity fig tree grow like crazy but some split from rain & humidity Wish list. Col de dame blanc Col de rimada Lsu numbered figs

musillid

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Posted 1424036839	Reply with quote #9

Same principle. Just used sphagnum moss. Sprouting roots and leaves all over. Probably would do even better, if the basement temperature was above 68F. Someone recently commented about trying to pick the moss off the roots. I can see that will be a problem. Same underlying principle: Moisture, air, warmth. Good luck, Gene. Keep us posted. __________________ Dale non compost mentis in Zone 6a

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