Went to home depot this weekend to buy somthings for my wife and saw fig trees being dropped off for sale(50 dollars each) they had brown turkey and black madiera.  I started talking to the delivery guy and asked him about cutting and he went into the back of his truck and came out with these....3 brown turkey and 2 madiera cuttings that he said had fallen or broke off the trees when they were taking them out.  the pics below show the cuttings.  i have never tried/experimented with cuttings before so im keeping my fingers crossed as i dont have either of these yet.

are the cuttings a good size?  from what ive seen it looks like people are rooting cuttings that have older wood as these look fresh.  ive looked at a couple of videos and it looks like the cutting being used are larger/thicker.

Im going to try paper towel and a ziploc for now and check to see if it works, if not ill put it in phsagnum peat moss and try my luck there.









 

this are the brown turkey

I would say you would have a pretty good chance with those.  I would probably soak them in water for a couple of hours and then try half in the bag and half in moist potting medium covered with a cup or a bag to keep the humidity up (plastic bins work if you have a bunch too).

[QUOTE=don_sanders]I would say you would have a pretty good chance with those.  I would probably soak them in water for a couple of hours and then try half in the bag and half in moist potting medium covered with a cup or a bag to keep the humidity up (plastic bins work if you have a bunch too).[/QUOTE]

Thanks don,
Thanks for letting me know.  i put the brown turkey cutting in a papertowel last night so ill change it when i get home.  thanks again.  

Here is just what you need www.youtube.com/watch?v=z28Gsa5oHMw

take a look at this http://figs4funforum.websitetoolbox.com/post/idiot-proof-way-of-starting-cuttings-7405420?pid=1287172361#post1287172361

Black Madiera at Home Depot?  Thinking if you checked they are likely Black Mission on the plant tags

[QUOTE=Jerry_M]Here is just what you need www.youtube.com/watch?v=z28Gsa5oHMw[/QUOTE]

interesting video thanks, ill try that method as well.

[QUOTE=strudeldog]Black Madiera at Home Depot?  Thinking if you checked they are likely Black Mission on the plant tags[/QUOTE]
What does the tag say. .were did it list it as madeira? Grate find.

[QUOTE=figpig_66][QUOTE=strudeldog]Black Madiera at Home Depot?  Thinking if you checked they are likely Black Mission on the plant tags[/QUOTE] What does the tag say. .were did it list it as madeira? Grate find. [/QUOTE]

tag said black madiera, ill go back after work and take a pic of the tag.  

[QUOTE=sppsp]I hope he just gave them to you. They look great, i hope they they root well. I would stick them directly in damp promix in a humidity bin. good luck[/QUOTE]

I didnt pay him anything, ill take them out of the baggies i have them in and go get some promix.

I highly doubt if it is a Black Madeira fig introduced through Home Depot.
Although I saw beautiful Panachees  for $25 in Lowe's in Empire Center in Burbank and it also had wasps in the figs, go figure.
Frank.

Nice pickup. I too would be shocked if they werent Black Mission. I root summertime cuttings the way Bass does :
http://www.treesofjoy.com/content/rooting-softwood-fig-cuttings
This would be my recommendation to you.
Good luck

My local HD has new fig trees of Kadota,brown turkey and mission

[QUOTE=coop951]I root summertime cuttings the way Bass does :
http://www.treesofjoy.com/content/rooting-softwood-fig-cuttings
This would be my recommendation to you.
Good luck[/QUOTE]

This is how I root as well, with just a couple of modifications.

First, I lightly score the bottom end of the cutting to remove just the bark in three or four strips of about an inch long each, to leave green cambium showing. This probably doesn't make much difference -- it's just a habit from how I was taught years ago.

The other difference is that I use 2-liter colorless soda bottles with their bottoms cut off instead of the plastic baggies. Most cuttings will fit in them just fine, and they are more durable than the bags.

You were all correct. . It was as black mission. Just left hd and they only had black mission.

How much are the HD plants?

[QUOTE=luigiwu]How much are the HD plants?[/QUOTE]

49.00 dollars

[QUOTE=coop951]Nice pickup. I too would be shocked if they werent Black Mission. I root summertime cuttings the way Bass does :
http://www.treesofjoy.com/content/rooting-softwood-fig-cuttings
This would be my recommendation to you.
Good luck[/QUOTE]

Thanks coop
I'll have to pickup rooting materials and will try this tonight. I put the cuttings in the fridge. Till I can get them going. Is that ok?