Just ordered cuttings for 2x Smith, 2x Cavaliere, 2x I-258, 2x Black Madeira KK from Off The Beaten Path Nursery to grow in the PNW in containers with a greenhouse. Seeing variations on how different folks root their fig cuttings is interesting. You have outlined the most involved fig-rooting process I've ever seen. Thanks for the timely guide!
Your system is working very well to this point. All of the cuttings have good growth in the tree pots, and ive been liquid feeding as specified. They are still under artificial light, but plan on introducing them to a guarded outdoor/modified green house transition to harden off Between April 3 and frost free date of 5/ 15. Do you have any advice about or during this transition period other than protecting them from extreme dips in temperature. will i need to pot up from the tree pots. Do you plan a follow up video for this transition. THANKS and Great Job with the process.
Adam here 🇦🇺😊 I now have 57 cuttings rooting now the first 21 and half are starting to leaf and the other bud swelling with green showing its been 24 days now with the first Bach down I still have bottom heat and now I have 2x Spider farmer SF1000 grow light set at 50 % for 12 hours a day now also spider farmer fan blowing air on the just keep air moving Im so excited my first attempt at rooting fig cutting here at Brisbane QLD Australia 🇦🇺 And big thanks to you Notorious for the solid advise after about another 2 weeks ill move the first lot outside in the mini green house I brought 😊😃😁😆
Adam from Queensland 🇦🇺 going to use your method this week so excited it Autumn here now coming into winter I have all items ready for my cutting to arrive in mail 😊 thanks for your advise Mr Notorious Fig 👍I was watching Mike Kincaid he reference your video and method You and Mike are( The best fig guys out there )with great advise learnt so much of you guys thank you 👍👍
Great vid Can i do this in summer i received some cuttings that took some time in the shipping and should i sock these cuttings in water because they were in shipping for atleast 7 days Do you know a cheaper mix Like how many parts peat moss and how many parts perlite do you any way to combat the rot thanks
If you can get Promix HP, then get it. Lots of people say rooting figs is easy. But that's not the point. I don't want to be an expert at doing it the hard way, I want the most reliable method. And this is it.
Hi all Adam here 😊 I have just put down 17 fig cuttings down in my garage I have great set up with heat matts insulation under my heat mats and large black 100 litre black storage container they are nicely place in cosy 🤣 exactly how you have done it here , heat matts temperature 26c had taken me a good 3 hours to to complete this task so happy my cuttings are down ,our weather at home temp around 14c to 24 c I will give an update in 4 weeks time😊🇦🇺 Brisbane Queensland Australia
I have a weird problem. I can get the cuttings to roots like 99% of the time, but only get leaves maybe 70% of the time and the cutting eventually dies without pushing leaves. I think this is because of the rooting hormones causing the cutting to expend all of its energy on roots. I'm scoring the bottom inch or so and applying Clonex to the scored area. I'm thinking I should either not score (which has less area for roots) or move the cuttings to light as soon as I see roots. What do you think? Do you have any ideas to fix my no leaves problem?
Hey did you add Mykos to the soil mix? I saw that bag on the table but didn't see you add it. I didn't know if that hurts or helps the rooting process.
Wow! Your method works very well. 15/16 rooted and now leafing (my personal best). Only thing I did differently was to use dilute gnatrol in the water initially when wetting the hp promix and I did 1/6 ratio with the water just to err on dryer side. Thanks! Now hopefully I can make the transition to outdoors soon without killing them.
Update from Adam 🇦🇺 all my cutting have leafed so they are outside in my mini green house now no heat matts no grow lights its 19 degrees Celsius here in Queensland and it winter , I decided to move out because my figs out side are starting to leaf we don't really have cold winters being Sunny sub tropical beautiful Brisbane Australia an I haven't lost any figs all are going really well and this was my first time rooting figs
Ok, got them to the 2month mark, lots of leaves up top and white roots poking out up top and at bottom. So then transitioned to window sill, but started to wilt. I just bottom water per weight only. I took the fig out of treepot and see smaller brown roots- did i use too much water? Too little? Too concentrated fertilizer or just didn’t adjust/account for humidity changes? I mean the HP promix at bottom always appears moist. Will post on ourfigs too.
Actually, I find that doing a ratio of 1 part water to 10 parts dry Promix works even better! It does not seem like it’s enough water, but it is more than enough for 5 weeks. Try it if you get more rot than you want. I do some other stuff that’s different too and can give my written procedure by DM if you like. GL!
Interesting! Is that by 1:10 ratio measured by weight or by volume? (And if by volume, how to you measure the Promix? Do you fluff it up first and then put it in the measuring cup?)
I prefer reused/washed clear cups from coffee shops and gas stations. Being able to see roots (or not) and moisture condensation is really helpful. You can also transplant to common, used 1-2 gallon black pots easily - that tall grow pot will force you into 5 gal right away IMO.
sorry if i missed this but where in the process do you take them off of the heat mat? or is the answer never take them off the heat mat during winter and thats why i didnt hear it? either way love your content, thanks!
Once you have roots out the bottom and also leafed out on top, you can remove the heat. Or in this cold temps, you can keep the heat at 75, so it's optimal growing conditions. If you remove the heat, it'll slow a bit.
I’m glad I saw this. I had seen another UA-camr mention the 5 to 1 ratio but I did it by weight not volume. By volume makes much more sense now that I think about it because coco coir is a lot lighter than water. Had 0% success rate doing it by weight. Even I thought it was just too dry but went with it anyways. I will give 5/1 ratio by volume a try. Thanks
Okay, I see part where you cut off the bottom till you get clean green end. So only the bottom, not the top of the cutting. Just paraffin wrap on the top.
I have roots 😁 Its been 15 days now and I can see roots down bottom of the sides go my tree pots and the nodule are swelling on the cuttings so excited 😃 I start with 17 now I have forty tree pots rooting and the first lot are doing really well Big thanks Notorious this was my first time trying this out and I owe it all to you 😊👍🇦🇺 Adam.D from Queensland Australia 😎😎😎
60 of which 25 are different cuttings. I have always used promix BX but never at your ratio. Will be using your ratio now I like it. What is Mykos as to what is already in the BX.
Thank you so much for the great video! I am rooting over 300 cuttings this year. I apologize if you have already answered this question but how long do you recommend waiting before up potting rotted cuttings if they’re doing well?
Say I do your method and get crazy roots in my bass favorite fig, but no leafing out, but rooted back in 1/23/24, should I put it in light now even though no budding out yet?
I’d say good enough but you want to have several layers of attack. With the bagged method tho, you have few gnats. Also gnatrol is good to use when watering other infested plants.
by the time you get the cuttings, they were either cut while the tree was dormant or the tree was not yet dormant. So once the cuttings are in your hands, you can root them. Watch my Cuttings Beware video for more explanation. Thanks
I love your videos! Great information. I'm guessing I will end up with more than 100 cuttings. Some are still in the refrigerator drawer, and I have planted about 75 figpops so far.
I'm not a figpop fan b/c of the risk of transplant shock. But if you have a solid, reliable method of up potting them, and don't lose any at that stage, then you're golden!
@@thenotoriousfig most people uppot too early... let the figpop fill up the container with roots before uppotting. That's why I like clear containers to see the progress.
not until you start the water, which is started around the 4-5 week if you have growth. When you do it very diluted, you can always be using fertilizer.
Roots on #6. 100%. I think the key factor with your rooting method is control of moisture. 5 to 1 ratio is, in my opinion, critical and has the biggest impact. One question. When I up pot my cuttings, do you recommend adding Mykos Mycorrhizal to the soil? Thanks again for sharing your expertice and making this video.
Good video. Lots of tips and info from last video. I picked up on several things I’m doing wrong and didn’t know. Thanks for sharing. Hoping to have success with rooting some cuttings and have my first fig trees this coming year. Currently I have 16 cuttings but think I’ve already lost several. Greenhouse Megastore sells the tree pots in 16 count.
Once the cuttings are rooted and leafing out, I give them all day light. But it's gradual for 10-14 days, then it's like they are just getting full day's light.
😊Thanks for the great information, i followed your guide last year, i only lost 1cutting, I will buttom water this year instead , I don't have much room for more trees , this year i am rooting only like 10 new varities. Great guide , awesome video update.
lol-“not much space” so only TEN new varieties! That’s a lot of trees. (Ok, after reading the other responses, I suppose that does begin to sound rather moderate. But even 10 still seems like a lot to me! 😉)
Do you have them w bottom heat? They should feel the same weight as when you started. If you gently jiggle the cutting can you feel resistance? if so, that's roots. if not, then prob not rooted. Sacrifice one to check it out, i.e., gently dump one out and see what's up. maybe too wet/dry or bad cuttings.
@@thenotoriousfigthanks for the reply. Yes heat on the bottom 78 degrees everything you recommended for sure. I’m afraid to check one lol due to having way too much invested into these cuttings from Ross the Fig Boss. They are definitely not dry and feel the same so far. I just need to pull one out and check it. Thank you again
Ok so I pulled 3 out of the pots and nothing happing yet. The soil is moist but not wet for sure no signs of roots even starting yet. I have a few small buds trying to grow and I’m worried because there are no roots yet. Any advice?
good stuff..very informative ..always pick up a little something...not sure on how many cutting's i'm starting yet? 2 more coming in mail today, plus a bunch in storage in garage..looking at hopefully 20 to 25?
I am curious how you would modify the initial steps, if you are transporting cuttings? Let's say I am out of town and buy some cuttings - should I do the washing and bleach there, or wait until I get home? Assuming a total travel time of about 24 hours by car, what's the best method for transporting? Just put them in a ziploc bag with a moist paper towel? Then let them air dry and continue with step 3 in your video? Thanks in advance!
in a refrigerator the cutting sweat, so never add damp paper towel when they are in fridge. As far as travel, if they're clean leaving and when you arrive they are still dry, then no additional cleaning necessary.
Excellent video - can't wait to try it out on all of my cuttings this year (I have experimented with at least 6 different methods over the last 10 years!)
? for The Notorious FIG - Do you completely close or partially close the bin lid? Or no lid at all? Ok for a light towel covering top of bin until leafs come?
Hey there Notorious, I love your channel and it is my first time rooting cuttings, i followed all the steps from your turtorial outside of the last step and thaths the plastic bags around the pots, the bags got delayed for some reason and i have only just recieved them however i already started all the cuttings 6 weeks ago since i did not want to keep them stored for to long, in those 6 weeks a lot of green growth had happend after week 3-4 some cuttings have rotted away unfortanely but i seem to have most problembs keeping the pots at a good moisture level the top and bottom are drying out quickly because of the led battens and heating math. Could i still save the remaining once by getting the pots to the perfect weight thaths 650 grams for me and then using the bags around them. I do have a lot of green growth going on aleady cuttings are 6 weeks in the set up. thanks in advance =]
Thanks, very clear instructions. I feel this provides a great propagating environment. In your previous video, you specified a 4x9 tree pot. In this video it looks like the same size pot. The link you shared from amazon shows a 12" tree pot. I may have missed it. But is it a 9" pot. Thanks
When does the grafting tape get taken off? Do the leaves start growing through the tape? Totally new to this method. Also what if I get a cutting that is topped with wax at both ends? Cut the bottom and leave the top? Does the tape replace wax, are they used interchangeably?
@@thenotoriousfig so far I’m 90% success on 20 cuttings. I’m afraid of the gnats since I grow other plants in the room. I see 1 from time to time but only a few on the yellow stickies. That’s why I was wanting to keep them in the bags as long as possible but water and feed them at the same time.
I have one question, i basically followed all the steps on my first 60 cuttings but since i had to clean and air dry so many of them by the time they were all dry i had to go and sleep so i packaged them again put them in my crisp drawer but the next they some cuttings seemed a bit moist again, it was not visible in the form of condensation or water drops but more the colour of the cutting gave it away, but instead of air drying them again i decided to move foward and tape them, cut the bottoms, lay in rooting hormone and then op potted now my one question is can i get molt issuses underneath the tape? And then should i leave it as it is or take the cuttings out let them air dry and restart them? Only been 2 days now so i cant imagine roots alrdy formed.
Tried this method on some cuttings near the end of December. One of them has produced a long and leggy growth. What should I do at this point and is there something that I did for this to happen?
Didn't hear back about this. If I give it more light then should I also trim off the leggy part to encourage stronger/more compact growth and water it at the same time from the bottom?
@@EXTREMERC416 oh, well you want the bottom of the soil to be about 78F, so you can insert it into the bottom of one of the pots. Either way, be sure to experiment with different placement to get the temp you want. I've had the probe placed incorrectly and the temps were not warm enough. So check on it. If the prob in on the top of the soil, the heat mat will be on 24/7 and cook the cuttings trying to get the probe warm enough.
I put it at the bottom but the rest pf the soil above 2 inches is like 72f with my thermometer or cooler. Im trying different technique to heat up the box itself to be around 78F so everything can be at 78F@@thenotoriousfig
How many cuttings are you rooting this winter????
I'm rooting 9 varieties thus year. Some have multiple cuttings. No more than 20 cuttings for rooting indoors.
twenty five cuttings....10 purchased, rest from my own in-ground varieties
Just ordered cuttings for 2x Smith, 2x Cavaliere, 2x I-258, 2x Black Madeira KK from Off The Beaten Path Nursery to grow in the PNW in containers with a greenhouse. Seeing variations on how different folks root their fig cuttings is interesting. You have outlined the most involved fig-rooting process I've ever seen. Thanks for the timely guide!
80 and still adding more each day.
Currently working on rooting a total of 135 cuttings and 75 of those are diffrent varities.
Your system is working very well to this point. All of the cuttings have good growth in the tree pots, and ive been liquid feeding as specified. They are still under artificial light, but plan on introducing them to a guarded outdoor/modified green house transition to harden off Between April 3 and frost free date of 5/ 15. Do you have any advice about or during this transition period other than protecting them from extreme dips in temperature. will i need to pot up from the tree pots. Do you plan a follow up video for this transition. THANKS and Great Job with the process.
Adam here 🇦🇺😊 I now have 57 cuttings rooting now the first 21 and half are starting to leaf and the other bud swelling with green showing its been 24 days now with the first Bach down I still have bottom heat and now I have 2x Spider farmer SF1000 grow light set at 50 % for 12 hours a day now also spider farmer fan blowing air on the just keep air moving Im so excited my first attempt at rooting fig cutting here at Brisbane QLD Australia 🇦🇺 And big thanks to you Notorious for the solid advise after about another 2 weeks ill move the first lot outside in the mini green house I brought 😊😃😁😆
Thanks for the helpful advice! Quick question: When should the parafilm be removed?
I was wondering the same thing. Since he didn't mention it, I assumed you leave it on and the growth just pushes it off?
Thank you for the 2.0 update. Perfect timing for everyone who is starting their cuttings. ❤
Adam from Queensland 🇦🇺 going to use your method this week so excited it Autumn here now coming into winter I have all items ready for my cutting to arrive in mail 😊 thanks for your advise Mr Notorious Fig 👍I was watching Mike Kincaid he reference your video and method You and Mike are( The best fig guys out there )with great advise learnt so much of you guys thank you 👍👍
Great vid Can i do this in summer i received some cuttings that took some time in the shipping and should i sock these cuttings in water because they were in shipping for atleast 7 days
Do you know a cheaper mix
Like how many parts peat moss and how many parts perlite do you any way to combat the rot thanks
If you can get Promix HP, then get it. Lots of people say rooting figs is easy. But that's not the point. I don't want to be an expert at doing it the hard way, I want the most reliable method. And this is it.
Hi all Adam here 😊 I have just put down 17 fig cuttings down in my garage I have great set up with heat matts insulation under my heat mats and large black 100 litre black storage container they are nicely place in cosy 🤣 exactly how you have done it here , heat matts temperature 26c had taken me a good 3 hours to to complete this task so happy my cuttings are down ,our weather at home temp around 14c to 24 c I will give an update in 4 weeks time😊🇦🇺 Brisbane Queensland Australia
I started 27 cuttings so far. All doing well so far.
Good info. I have no problem with any cuttings. Stone fruit, citrus, berries. The only thing that give me issues is figs.
I have a weird problem. I can get the cuttings to roots like 99% of the time, but only get leaves maybe 70% of the time and the cutting eventually dies without pushing leaves. I think this is because of the rooting hormones causing the cutting to expend all of its energy on roots. I'm scoring the bottom inch or so and applying Clonex to the scored area.
I'm thinking I should either not score (which has less area for roots) or move the cuttings to light as soon as I see roots.
What do you think? Do you have any ideas to fix my no leaves problem?
Hey did you add Mykos to the soil mix? I saw that bag on the table but didn't see you add it. I didn't know if that hurts or helps the rooting process.
Wow! Your method works very well. 15/16 rooted and now leafing (my personal best). Only thing I did differently was to use dilute gnatrol in the water initially when wetting the hp promix and I did 1/6 ratio with the water just to err on dryer side. Thanks! Now hopefully I can make the transition to outdoors soon without killing them.
Update from Adam 🇦🇺 all my cutting have leafed so they are outside in my mini green house now no heat matts no grow lights its 19 degrees Celsius here in Queensland and it winter , I decided to move out because my figs out side are starting to leaf we don't really have cold winters being Sunny sub tropical beautiful Brisbane Australia an I haven't lost any figs all are going really well and this was my first time rooting figs
Excellent video. I feel like a pro just watching this. That 5 to 1, mix-to-waster is genius.
Ok, got them to the 2month mark, lots of leaves up top and white roots poking out up top and at bottom. So then transitioned to window sill, but started to wilt. I just bottom water per weight only. I took the fig out of treepot and see smaller brown roots- did i use too much water? Too little? Too concentrated fertilizer or just didn’t adjust/account for humidity changes? I mean the HP promix at bottom always appears moist. Will post on ourfigs too.
Actually, I find that doing a ratio of 1 part water to 10 parts dry Promix works even better! It does not seem like it’s enough water, but it is more than enough for 5 weeks. Try it if you get more rot than you want. I do some other stuff that’s different too and can give my written procedure by DM if you like. GL!
Interesting! Is that by 1:10 ratio measured by weight or by volume? (And if by volume, how to you measure the Promix? Do you fluff it up first and then put it in the measuring cup?)
When do you start top watering them? Once they “made it”? Thanks
How many cuttings? Too many. 100’s 😂
I prefer reused/washed clear cups from coffee shops and gas stations. Being able to see roots (or not) and moisture condensation is really helpful. You can also transplant to common, used 1-2 gallon black pots easily - that tall grow pot will force you into 5 gal right away IMO.
How many/how much roots do you need to pot this and then in what size of pot?
sorry if i missed this but where in the process do you take them off of the heat mat? or is the answer never take them off the heat mat during winter and thats why i didnt hear it?
either way love your content, thanks!
Once you have roots out the bottom and also leafed out on top, you can remove the heat. Or in this cold temps, you can keep the heat at 75, so it's optimal growing conditions. If you remove the heat, it'll slow a bit.
I’m glad I saw this. I had seen another UA-camr mention the 5 to 1 ratio but I did it by weight not volume. By volume makes much more sense now that I think about it because coco coir is a lot lighter than water. Had 0% success rate doing it by weight. Even I thought it was just too dry but went with it anyways. I will give 5/1 ratio by volume a try. Thanks
Okay, I see part where you cut off the bottom till you get clean green end. So only the bottom, not the top of the cutting. Just paraffin wrap on the top.
You are correct
I have roots 😁 Its been 15 days now and I can see roots down bottom of the sides go my tree pots and the nodule are swelling on the cuttings so excited 😃 I start with 17 now I have forty tree pots rooting and the first lot are doing really well Big thanks Notorious this was my first time trying this out and I owe it all to you 😊👍🇦🇺 Adam.D from Queensland Australia 😎😎😎
That's great!
So, to be clear, you don't score your cuttings before dipping in rooting hormone?
I do both. I do if I remember, but I still get same results either way.
60 of which 25 are different cuttings. I have always used promix BX but never at your ratio. Will be using your ratio now I like it. What is Mykos as to what is already in the BX.
the Mykos is just more mychorizae. Extra but unnecessary step.
Thank you so much for the great video! I am rooting over 300 cuttings this year. I apologize if you have already answered this question but how long do you recommend waiting before up potting rotted cuttings if they’re doing well?
sorry answering late, but I up pot when I see that the roots keep the soil in place and the leaves are about 2ft tall.
Say I do your method and get crazy roots in my bass favorite fig, but no leafing out, but rooted back in 1/23/24, should I put it in light now even though no budding out yet?
Yes light to induce budding, but block direct sunlight from heating up the pots
One more question. The bug zapper thingy, that you have listed, does it do a good job for you??
I’d say good enough but you want to have several layers of attack. With the bagged method tho, you have few gnats. Also gnatrol is good to use when watering other infested plants.
For the large container that holds all of the treepots... does it matter what height it is? Do you use a lid/cover for that large container?
it's just for convenience. whatever works for you. and no, I don't cover it. I want the trees acclimated to the room relative humidity
Do you have to have the cuttings go dormant for a period of time before you root?
by the time you get the cuttings, they were either cut while the tree was dormant or the tree was not yet dormant. So once the cuttings are in your hands, you can root them. Watch my Cuttings Beware video for more explanation. Thanks
Wow.... Straight forward no bs..
80 so far-any specific time period for soaking the cuttings in rooting hormone?
5 mins is probably enough
I love your videos! Great information. I'm guessing I will end up with more than 100 cuttings. Some are still in the refrigerator drawer, and I have planted about 75 figpops so far.
I'm not a figpop fan b/c of the risk of transplant shock. But if you have a solid, reliable method of up potting them, and don't lose any at that stage, then you're golden!
@@thenotoriousfig most people uppot too early... let the figpop fill up the container with roots before uppotting. That's why I like clear containers to see the progress.
@@bosquebear1 I love seeing the roots!
Appreciate the mention of figpops as I hadn't heard of this propagation method before and did some reading on it. 👍
Did you cut both ends of the cuttings or just the tops?
I cut the bottoms only. I wrap the tops where it'll be above the soil.
An old cooler works well
excellent, video when is the exact time to fertilize since the substrate is inert
not until you start the water, which is started around the 4-5 week if you have growth. When you do it very diluted, you can always be using fertilizer.
Why is the box needed? Can you put it directly on the map?
It’s for balancing them to not fall over
no scraping the bottom before applying rooting gel?
yes, that's also good to do.
With the 5:1 ratio of water to promix, do you still add the Jack’s 20-20-20 to the water before mixing into the promix? Keep up the great work 🤙🏼
Not on the initial watering. You could do 1/8 or 1/16 strength fertilizer on that initial watering. You'd want that very weak.
I’m about to root 20 cuttings and used jacks previously like your first vid. What made you stop using it? Thanks
Excellent information 👌
Do you have cuttings available?
I might put some on figbid. I've mostly sold to local people for charity.
21 cuttings this year
Great video
Thanks for sharing
Good luck!
I noticed you did not scrape the bottom of the cuttings in this version. Any specific reason?
Yes, you can scrape them. I think I put a text note somewhere in the video saying that. I usually scrape them about half the time with same results.
@@thenotoriousfig 5 of 6 rooted and growing. Giving #6 more time. Starting 2 more today. Great results using your approach. Thank you.
Roots on #6. 100%. I think the key factor with your rooting method is control of moisture. 5 to 1 ratio is, in my opinion, critical and has the biggest impact. One question. When I up pot my cuttings, do you recommend adding Mykos Mycorrhizal to the soil? Thanks again for sharing your expertice and making this video.
@@mikemarcheselli802 you can sprinkle Mykos directly onto the roots when you up pot.
I ended up 9 for 9. Followed your directions to a T. They work perfectly. Gave away 4 to my friends. They are as happy as I am. Thank you.
Good video. Lots of tips and info from last video. I picked up on several things I’m doing wrong and didn’t know. Thanks for sharing. Hoping to have success with rooting some cuttings and have my first fig trees this coming year. Currently I have 16 cuttings but think I’ve already lost several. Greenhouse Megastore sells the tree pots in 16 count.
Glad it was helpful! Good luck this year!!!
@@thenotoriousfig Thanks. I’m excited and hope they root. Pretty sure I’ve already lost some though.
Too complicated & not cost effective-Figs are easy to root..
I’m sure you’ll find a solution that works for you.
I would love to know your method because I have tried multiple methods before and my success rate is 60-70% at best. Thanks!!
Hello, how many hours of light do fig cuttings need and what is the lighting intensity on a scale lux?
Once the cuttings are rooted and leafing out, I give them all day light. But it's gradual for 10-14 days, then it's like they are just getting full day's light.
What is the best temperature for rooting 20C or 25C ?
😊Thanks for the great information, i followed your guide last year, i only lost 1cutting, I will buttom water this year instead , I don't have much room for more trees , this year i am rooting only like 10 new varities. Great guide , awesome video update.
I glad this worked for you!
Thank you 🙂@@thenotoriousfig
lol-“not much space” so only TEN new varieties! That’s a lot of trees. (Ok, after reading the other responses, I suppose that does begin to sound rather moderate. But even 10 still seems like a lot to me! 😉)
@@margaretmarshall3645 😆, well 10 more for next season, but i have around 50 trees already from last couple years.
appreciate the tips, just ordered the bags, hoping this process will work well especially with the potential delay for having to transplant.
Thanks! I just followed your procedure with 2 De La Roca and 2 Calderona cuttings.
I’ve had them just like yours for one month now and still no roots. How low should I have to wait? What’s normal? Thanks
Do you have them w bottom heat? They should feel the same weight as when you started. If you gently jiggle the cutting can you feel resistance? if so, that's roots. if not, then prob not rooted. Sacrifice one to check it out, i.e., gently dump one out and see what's up. maybe too wet/dry or bad cuttings.
@@thenotoriousfigthanks for the reply. Yes heat on the bottom 78 degrees everything you recommended for sure. I’m afraid to check one lol due to having way too much invested into these cuttings from Ross the Fig Boss. They are definitely not dry and feel the same so far. I just need to pull one out and check it. Thank you again
Ok so I pulled 3 out of the pots and nothing happing yet. The soil is moist but not wet for sure no signs of roots even starting yet. I have a few small buds trying to grow and I’m worried because there are no roots yet. Any advice?
Thank you thank you thank you! Works great just took some time and 80 degrees for the heat mats
good stuff..very informative ..always pick up a little something...not sure on how many cutting's i'm starting yet? 2 more coming in mail today, plus a bunch in storage in garage..looking at hopefully 20 to 25?
Why you need heat map? Is it fine when the room is 26 degree?
Your cleaning protocol has worked great for rooting and grafting for me 🎉
I am curious how you would modify the initial steps, if you are transporting cuttings? Let's say I am out of town and buy some cuttings - should I do the washing and bleach there, or wait until I get home? Assuming a total travel time of about 24 hours by car, what's the best method for transporting? Just put them in a ziploc bag with a moist paper towel? Then let them air dry and continue with step 3 in your video? Thanks in advance!
in a refrigerator the cutting sweat, so never add damp paper towel when they are in fridge. As far as travel, if they're clean leaving and when you arrive they are still dry, then no additional cleaning necessary.
Great video. At this point it’s ridiculous to not rake your advice.
Excellent video - can't wait to try it out on all of my cuttings this year (I have experimented with at least 6 different methods over the last 10 years!)
they all work, but this method reduced many many variables that kill cuttings.
Very informative video, thanks
Just to clarify Notorious FIG- you are not poking ANY holes in the bags correct?
Correct
? for The Notorious FIG - Do you completely close or partially close the bin lid? Or no lid at all? Ok for a light towel covering top of bin until leafs come?
Nothing covering. Not needed. I would not do that.
Hey there Notorious,
I love your channel and it is my first time rooting cuttings, i followed all the steps from your turtorial outside of the last step and thaths the plastic bags around the pots, the bags got delayed for some reason and i have only just recieved them however i already started all the cuttings 6 weeks ago since i did not want to keep them stored for to long, in those 6 weeks a lot of green growth had happend after week 3-4 some cuttings have rotted away unfortanely but i seem to have most problembs keeping the pots at a good moisture level the top and bottom are drying out quickly because of the led battens and heating math.
Could i still save the remaining once by getting the pots to the perfect weight thaths 650 grams for me and then using the bags around them. I do have a lot of green growth going on aleady cuttings are 6 weeks in the set up.
thanks in advance =]
use plastic grocery bags to retain the moisture if you need to. Keep at it!
Thanks, very clear instructions. I feel this provides a great propagating environment. In your previous video, you specified a 4x9 tree pot. In this video it looks like the same size pot. The link you shared from amazon shows a 12" tree pot. I may have missed it. But is it a 9" pot. Thanks
Hi, the link might have changed, but I use 4"x9"
Its been 3 weeks and I haven seen any leaf growth. How am I supposed to know its not rotten? Thank you.
Just be patient and stay the course.
Are you wrapping over the bud areas or going around? Thanks!
I wrap over the buds.
After numerous attempts, I am air layering this yr.
Good luck!
When does the grafting tape get taken off? Do the leaves start growing through the tape? Totally new to this method. Also what if I get a cutting that is topped with wax at both ends? Cut the bottom and leave the top? Does the tape replace wax, are they used interchangeably?
The wax should keep moisture from evaporating. I think you’re good to go!
you cut the bottom wax off. If you haven't, they'll prob still root.
Could they stay in the bag and water/fertilize as needed until spring to keep them safe from fungus gnats? Thanks!
I eventually get them out of the bags when they lighten up and I'm watering.
@@thenotoriousfig so far I’m 90% success on 20 cuttings. I’m afraid of the gnats since I grow other plants in the room. I see 1 from time to time but only a few on the yellow stickies. That’s why I was wanting to keep them in the bags as long as possible but water and feed them at the same time.
I have one question, i basically followed all the steps on my first 60 cuttings but since i had to clean and air dry so many of them by the time they were all dry i had to go and sleep so i packaged them again put them in my crisp drawer but the next they some cuttings seemed a bit moist again, it was not visible in the form of condensation or water drops but more the colour of the cutting gave it away, but instead of air drying them again i decided to move foward and tape them, cut the bottoms, lay in rooting hormone and then op potted now my one question is can i get molt issuses underneath the tape? And then should i leave it as it is or take the cuttings out let them air dry and restart them? Only been 2 days now so i cant imagine roots alrdy formed.
I'd let them go at this point. All these measures are to reduce the chances of mold, etc. taking over before the roots do. It's just one factor.
Thank you ill just let them be then =]
Tried this method on some cuttings near the end of December. One of them has produced a long and leggy growth. What should I do at this point and is there something that I did for this to happen?
It needs more light
@@thenotoriousfig Thanks. Should I trim off the leggy part though to encourage stronger growths?
Didn't hear back about this. If I give it more light then should I also trim off the leggy part to encourage stronger/more compact growth and water it at the same time from the bottom?
Do you tape over the top of the cutting
yes
shouldnt the probe be on the soil?
What probe are you referring to?
@@thenotoriousfig the thermostat probe
@@EXTREMERC416 oh, well you want the bottom of the soil to be about 78F, so you can insert it into the bottom of one of the pots. Either way, be sure to experiment with different placement to get the temp you want. I've had the probe placed incorrectly and the temps were not warm enough. So check on it. If the prob in on the top of the soil, the heat mat will be on 24/7 and cook the cuttings trying to get the probe warm enough.
I put it at the bottom but the rest pf the soil above 2 inches is like 72f with my thermometer or cooler. Im trying different technique to heat up the box itself to be around 78F so everything can be at 78F@@thenotoriousfig
@@EXTREMERC416 you can try that but I don't think it's necessary. plus the plastic bags keep the moisture locked in and I think it's plenty.
you are a life saver thank you for this video the best out there