Hi. I just wanted to introduce myself. My name is Casey. I am a new member and novice fig grower, with a small collection of young trees. I am looking forward to participating in your group.
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I personally love coco coir. You can pick it up at the pet store as a solid brick, and you rehydrate with water. You want it damp, but not soaked. I had pretty much 100% success rate in getting cuttings to root once I switched over to that method (had used sphagnum moss before that, which worked okay, as well as rooting directly in perlite, which didn't work for me at all). Just get a tupperware box and fill it up with the stuff. Fluff it up a bunch and bury the cuttings.
If you choose to go this route, the brick-o-coir sucks to rehydrate. Its easy if you just let it soak up a ton of water, but you don't want it too wet, so you end up getting it damp, then breaking it apart with your hands. My hands always hurt like devil when I'm done with it, but it works great.Brett in Athens, GA zone 7b/8a
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First of all, welcome to "OurFigs". Now that you are part of it, it's your group too
Here's a link some new members find helpful, it has lots of good things in it including how to edit your signature so people know what you want to be called and what zone you are in.
http://www.ourfigs.com/forum/figs-ho...erenced-topics
Second, I agree with Brett about the coco coir. I'm relatively new to collecting figs but I've tried most of the methods: paper towels, sphagnum moss, direct planting and coco coir.
So far I've had the most luck with coco coir and direct planting but everyone needs to find a method that works best for them.
So again, welcome to "our" group.Last edited by fitzski; 10-29-2015, 08:29 AM.Kevin (Eastern MA - Zone 5b/6a)
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Welcome, Casey! Good luck with your cuttings.
I started with the paper towel in a baggie method which didn't work, probably because I keep drowning them with overzealous care and they rotted. Current setup of ProMix HP in plastic cups with air holes in the sides, set in a clear bin with a lid, has worked much better but not 100%. Everyone seems to have their own elaborate set up based on trial, error, and hand-wavy voodoo.Sarah
Bay Area, CA (zone: 9B)
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Wow, thank you all for being so supportive. I am looking forward to trying all of these great methods! There are several fig trees in the area...In answer to Bob's question, I have Atreano, Stella, Black Mission, Green Ischia, LSU Purple, Petite Negri, Hollier, Lattarula, Black Spanish, a start from my aunt's "Brown Turkey" fig, and an unknown fig from a local day care center. I am trying to root a Texas Everbearing fig. No luck yet.
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Hi Casey, welcome to our forum. Like growcrazy, I use a humidity container, bottom heat and shop lights. My rooting medium is coco coir/perlite mix, 75/25 respectively. I also use a rooting hormone, either dip n grow or clonex and score the cuttings. While not at near 100 % success, doing fairly well. Good luck and have fun.Last edited by DaveL; 10-29-2015, 07:14 PM.Dave- Waterford, Ct. Zone 6a
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We don't use that word. It's not a "problem." Only our S.O.'s, family, and friends see it as a "problem"
The only problems are things like not having enough space for all your plants, or trying to decide between Black Madeira or Preto.
To be fair though, my S.O. is quite supportive of my hobby. Shame she doesn't like figs...
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