Category: Rooting Cuttings in Water
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Exciting Growth Alert! Time to Start Fertilizing Your Fig Cuttings!
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You’ve started to notice new growth emerging on your fig cuttings—congratulations! This is a clear sign that your cuttings are transitioning from survival mode to active growth. However, at this stage, they won’t find any substantial nutrients in the rooting medium to support their development. Now is the perfect time to begin fertilizing to ensure…
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Managing Low Growth on Fig Cuttings
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Whenever I receive a new fig cutting, my first steps are always the same: wash it thoroughly and carefully remove the lowest leaf or branch buds to ensure healthy root development. However, as you can see in the image above, I made an exception this time—I left a small bump near the base of the…
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Rooting Figs in Water
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Not too long ago, I was gifted two White Kadota fig cuttings, and I decided to root them using the water cup method. I tend to favor this approach, especially when working with thicker cuttings, as I’ve had great success with it over the years. One common challenge many fig growers face with this method…
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Reduce Reuse Recycle – Transporting Fragile Fig Cuttings
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We have many containers of varying sizes from takeout orders and are difficult to repurpose. So, I came up with this creative solution to package fig cuttings using these containers. If you’d like to reach out to me privately, please use the contact form on this site. Subscribe to receive blog updates by email. Stay…
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Protecting Cuttings Rooting in Water
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If you’ve opted to root your cuttings in water, consider covering them with plastic bags like the ones commonly found at the supermarket. This simple step creates a makeshift greenhouse—a mini humidity dome that works wonders for propagation. By maintaining high humidity levels, the dome prevents the cuttings from drying out before they have a…
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My Pastilliere Rooted!
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On 11/25/2024 I purchased four Pastilliere cuttings (five shipped) from www.figbid.com. I must give credit to the seller, CoastalFigCompany, for providing an exceptional experience that earned them a perfect score. One of the cuttings I received was unusually thick, which initially worried me since I had never worked with such a cutting before. However, as…
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Cutting Development Stages
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I am trying to help customers of mine understand what they are buying. Most fig cuttings are taken from dormant trees, but some cuttings, when taken during the summer, are green and come from trees that are not dormant. At this stage the cutting doesn’t have any roots and its bark is smooth. At this…
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Rooting Fig Cuttings in Water
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Rooting figs in water requires careful attention, as the water needs to be changed daily. Occasionally, I skip a day—but never more than that—because staying vigilant is key. The process is “simple”. It will take about two weeks for tiny bumps to start forming at the bottom of the cuttings. Approximately four weeks later, you…
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My Name is Evan and I am a Fig Addict
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Rooting fig cuttings is both a science and an art, and when you’re passionate about figs, it can quickly take over your space—in the best way possible! Around the house, you’ll find fig cuttings in all stages of growth, sitting in fig-pops, water cups, and pots filled with dirt. Each method has its unique charm…
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Partial Fig Rooting Setup
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Here I am, rooting about 50 cuttings of various fig varieties and I am also rooting another 200+ cutting in another room. Some are in water, while others are in soil. While pruning a neighbor’s fig tree, I came across several branches with well-developed roots that I was able to save. These cuttings are now…