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Using a score rooting technique similar to what others have discussed, I successfully rooted Marseille Black VS in 14 days. I only have two cuttings, and do not have a control group, but it sugests that score rooting helps with at least this reputedly hard to root variety.
Both cuttings have roots showing through the cup and are starting to leaf out.

Inline imageCuttings stored in the fridge for 2 weeks after receiving them
Wash cutting
Score with grafting knife
Dip in 7X Dip'N Grow
Stick in 50% Perlite, 30% Peat, 20% fine vermiculite
Propagation box @ 85-95F, 24hr/day grow light

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That is great. MBvs is one that I have had trouble getting roots on in the past. I would say about 50% over about 12 attempts at different times. Thanks for the report. This is an awesome variety that will give you figs next year if you take good care of it and they ripen well even in cold weather.
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i bought five cuttings and all five rooted for me with no problems at all. think its one of the easier ones (for me)
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Hope for you its not brown turkey gobble gobble.
And it is MBvs.
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Posted Reply with quote  #5 
I LOVE Marsielle VS Black. It is a super fig

Great job Tony
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I thought you did about the same thing Dave? I am a no frills sort of guy usually, I have expirimented with scoring but I used a veiner which is a little v gouge to make a shallow groove in the bark. I am going to try scraping this year and also try making the score just below the second bud, which is where I think I would like most of my roots to be.
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my MVSB all rooted fine.. but they are growing very leggy branches. i think i need to give them more light. one of 'em, i cut off the new branch so it will grow new one that will be more compact.
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Posted Reply with quote  #8 
I got my Marseille Black vs cuttings from a trusted member so I know they aren't Brown Turkey. I used the sphagnum moss method with excellent results. All rooted. I owe him, so this summer I'll air layer something for him. A public thank you goes out to this person!
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My MVSB rooted the strongest out of all of them for me.  btw.... is VS someones initials?????
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Very forgiving plant,it will grow and ripe in most climates!.
A good first basic ,decent tasting cultivar,for any gardener,to start enjoying good results instantly.
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Mine are all promised to members and they will receive after spring because stupid me put all my rooted cuttings in one big basket.  Don't do that!  Those silly things are as green as it gets in the middle of winter!  I want them to go dormant so I can separate and send to those I promised!  But no sign of dormant!!  YIKES!!

I think I will have to separate green, put them in one gallon pots and send them that way!  They are one tough breed!
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I do use scoring i score every cutting and have had wonderful root rates in doing so. but sadly somtimes you get those cuttings that no matter what you do they dont root. this is the case with a few that i have had. so far i have lost O'Rourke, Kathleens Black, and Florea. all of which i only had the one cuttings. i have a single hollier that i think may be a goner as well which was the only one of that kind as well. all the rest ave rooted just fine for me. if you score down to the cream you scored to deep and the cutting will most likly rot. just scrape to the green and it will most likly root, faster with dip n grow.

Regardless you win some and lose some, just part of the game. i dont know anybody with a 100% rate. i have been close at times but cant claim 100%
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Posted Reply with quote  #13 
Dave, maybe you shouldn't score.  I never do.  I just leave the cuttings alone to do their thing.

Will enjoy hearing from you on the wine grape cuttings I'm sending.  But figs and wine grapes are pretty much the same.  They want to grow! 
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never tried to root a grape before. sure hhope i dont biff it. i got a seedless concorde out side maybe i should practice on.  i love making my own wine, but rarly use grapes. from what i understand you need arbors full of grapes for a single batch. i do however use grapes in my wine along with lotsa berries, and honey from the bee keeper down the road. i would like to learn how to make honey wine (irish mead) i got a load of cherries too from my cherry tree.

I keep getting cuttings in that i keep adding to the batch i am sending you. you may have some of them already but some just sound so wonderful.
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Dave,
I find grapes pretty easy. Checkout the Rombough's page for info from the master http://www.bunchgrapes.com/rooting_of_cuttings.html. It is a fantastic resource.
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Thank you for typing up clear, concise, step-by-step method of rooting your cuttings. I find that very helpful.
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thanx andy
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Posted Reply with quote  #18 
IF one purchases cuttings, how do you know where to make a scrape? DOes it matter which end was up or down on the cutting?
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I have since found that scraping and rooting hormone are simply not required.

However, if you want to go that route, you scrape no more than an inch at the bottom of the cutting.
Cuttings do far better if they are started "right side up" in other words the same way they grew. You can tell by looking at the nodes. The old leaf scars will be under the new buds.
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