Fig Cutting Season

[@IVOrganic]

Fantastic demo! Just shared it on our Community page for our audience to watch & learn!! Looking forward to seeing your 2022 fig growing successes! Charles 🌱👍

[@biglou4452]

Nice 👍

[@michaelngo5135]

would you tell me what size of the fig cutting tote please. Thanks

[@gapey]

25x15 inches and about 13.5 inches in height.

[@brandonmonroe7050]

This is my first time rooting fig cuttings and they just about all have roots. Your channel is actually how I learned how to do it. Im worried about the roots they have right now being brown. Is that normal? Should I do anything? (Fig Pop Method)

[@gapey]

Yeah mine turn brown after a while too. I always get worried when that happens but I guess it's normal. You can try giving it just a little liquid fertilizer.

[@briancrispano828]

If you look and any successful large scale fig nurseries, they only use the apical bud. That was painful to watch lol. As long as it’s hard and lignified it’s good to go👍🏻

[@gapey]

Interesting. I have less luck with those. My theory is that more energy seems to go into pushiing out leaves than roots on apical buds. Apical is the word I was looking for. :)

[@MrWookie21]

Sap pressure is always higher in upper parts of plants (stems, branches) ; but when those buds come out of dormancy, they will need rough sap that won't be available if rooting hasn't started already. That's why such leaves dry out then die on "apical budded" cuttings if rooted vertically. To lower rough sap's pressure on such cuttings it's said to root them horizontally with a soil temp of 25/28°C, and an ambiant air temp of 15/18°C. This would slow down buds to sprout too soon meanwhile allowing roots to form within 2 or 3 weeks. Both side cutted cuttings can be rooted vertically, because by removing the ending buds or cutting the upper part of the stem, it lowers automatically the sap pressure at the tip of the cutting. I use this method in arching young fruit-tree branches to slow down their growth during summer time, comparing to other ones that are shorter in length or thinner (because growing with a lower angle of elevation). It's useful to give the tree its initial shape for space considerations, or a more balanced configuration.

[@1cleandude]

So if I place my cutting or plant in a clear cup like you do and it forms an algae is that a bad thing?? Thanks 🙏

[@gapey]

I always put the clear cup inside of a solid cup. That helps to reduce any algae from growing. I did have one cutting this year that got some algae but it didn't die. I don't think it's very good for it but if it's not too bad it shouldn't kill it but I would put the clear cup inside of a solid cup to keep light from hitting the roots.

[@Kevin.K-CTH]

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