Green Cuttings

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Figluvah

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Posted 1477601584	Reply with quote #1

Well I have been gone from the forum for a few years. So I just decided to start some Dark Greek cuttings, wish me luck :-)) In other words I have a large dose of Fig crazyness. More on this topic later __________________ Cecil (Z 8b?) in the sticks of E.Tx (Elkhart/Palestine TX)

Sas

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Posted 1477605376	Reply with quote #2

Good luck with your green cuttings. Cover them with plastic cups. __________________ Sas from North Austin TX Zone 8B Wish list: Becane

Figluvah

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Posted 1477605542	Reply with quote #3

Thanks Sas I just used the baggie system with damp paper towels __________________ Cecil (Z 8b?) in the sticks of E.Tx (Elkhart/Palestine TX)

figpig_66

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Posted 1477611324	Reply with quote #4

Quote: Originally Posted by Figluvah Thanks Sas I just used the baggie system with damp paper towels You going old school. Lol. Good system. I put them in refrigerator for a week using the baggy method for green cuttings then pull them out and let them root. Stiffnens them up a bit. __________________ 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

RunsSlow

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Posted 1477623380 · Edited	Reply with quote #5

Quote: Originally Posted by figpig_66 I put them in refrigerator for a week using the baggy method for green cuttings then pull them out and let them root. Stiffens them up a bit. I put them in the freezer, Richie. It stiffens them up a lot.

OttawanZ5

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Posted 1477627211 · Edited	Reply with quote #6

Welcome back Cecil. Nice to see you posting again. __________________ Ottawan-Z5a, Canada

Figluvah

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Posted 1477637143	Reply with quote #7

Hi Ottawan, Thanks..........It is good to be back......... __________________ Cecil (Z 8b?) in the sticks of E.Tx (Elkhart/Palestine TX)

figpig_66

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Posted 1477651308	Reply with quote #8

Quote: Originally Posted by RunsSlow I put them in the freezer, Richie. It stiffens them up a lot. you cant freeze them. !!!! They will be dead. Lol. ,put it will stiffen them up right away __________________ 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

Figluvah

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Posted 1477651415	Reply with quote #9

I FULLY AGREE with you figpig..... __________________ Cecil (Z 8b?) in the sticks of E.Tx (Elkhart/Palestine TX)

bullet08

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Posted 1477672383	Reply with quote #10

how "green"? green outside but hard? or green and soft? if hard, i treat them like hardwood cutting, good ole baggie method then cup. soft.. i killed every one of them in the past. __________________ 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...***

Figluvah

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Posted 1477672661	Reply with quote #11

Hello Pete, Green outside is what they are, I have them in a baggie with damp paper towels, I have rooted green cuttings like that before, Thanks __________________ Cecil (Z 8b?) in the sticks of E.Tx (Elkhart/Palestine TX)

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