Do you sniff your cuttings?

[smatthew]

I'm almost ashamed to admit it, but I like sniffing my fig cuttings. I'm rooting my cuttings in plastic shoe boxes with coir, and one box has a bunch of cuttings with leaves, but no roots. When I open that box, it smells like a little bit of heaven. Has anyone else noticed this?

[Claymango]

This may be a fetish of some sort lol

[Saxonfig]

Especially cuttings that are freshly cut and still have some sap running out. It has a distinctly sweet smell that I enjoy. Nothing to be ashamed of. I say go ahead...just don't let any non-fig family members see you. They may not understand .

[Gina]

Besides 'yes' or 'no', perhaps your poll also should have included the choice 'TMI' (too much information).

I voted 'no' but next time I trim any figs, I may see if there is a sweet scent.

[Gina]

Hey, I see you just added 'too much information' as a choice.

I want to change my vote!

[brettjm]

I found out quickly...it depends on the cuttings. Some of mine were odorless. Some were earthy. Some were rather gross smelling. Atreano smelled like sweet coconutty heaven. When I lost my atreano cuttings, I may have kept them around (pseudo dessicated) and smelled them from time to time, because they smelled so unbelievably amazing. Coulda made potpourri out of that stuff.

[brettjm]

...Don't judge me...

[WillsC]

Too Late

[Gina]

Lol - I knew fig people were weird...

[eboone]

"Do you sniff your cuttings?"
Nope, nor taste or listen to them.

Though I like the leaf smell

[brettjm]

They're quite talkative....you dunno what you're missing. I have to keep Adriatic JH away from Ronde de Bordeaux. Ronde is always talking trash, being such a fancy fig and whatnot compared to Adriatic JH, which Ronde likes to remind everyone that its not even the "real" Adriatic.

[Pino]

Never tried to sniff them for nuance...LOL

I do sniff my cuttings when they look like they are having problems rooting.
When they get that certain smell(of rot) then I know they are gone.
Sure enough whenever they get that smell if I rub them gently the bark will be soft and rub off since rot has likely set in. At this point even cutting off the bad parts is not enough.
It saves me a lot of time and worry by sniffing them and knowing much sooner rather than later.

[smatthew]

"Do you sniff your cuttings?"
Nope, nor taste or listen to them.

Though I like the leaf smell

I think it's the new leaves that i'm smelling. The boxes of fig cuttings without leaves don't smell.

[Taverna78]

I like smell of fruit when I eat it

[Harborseal]

Evidently Ficus carica is the gateway to glue.

[smatthew]

OMG i hadn't even thought of that. Where's the bottle of elmers?

[BronxFigs]

This whole thread is just hysterical, especially some of the posted responses.

Picasso may have had his "Blue" period, and I will admit that I too, had some strange, "I just gotta sniff this" periods in my life. Some of my early sniffs produced mixed results...some were pleasant, some made me ralph. We all experiment.

I have a friend who can projectile vomit at the slightest provocation. What a talent! It's hilarious. So what do all the guys do when we get together? We force him to sniff something disgusting that we hold under his nose. He never fails to amuse us as he runs to the bathroom. Sometimes we block his way to prolong the fun. I know, it's a guy thing...it's sick.

TMI, GINA ?????

Bronxy Frank