I’ve been hard at work rooting my 2026 fig cuttings, and I’m happy to report that they’ve officially started developing roots.
Warning: Secure your lunch pail before reading the next statement. I currently have approximately 470 cuttings rooting in a variety of ways: some in water, others as fig-pops, and more nestled into coco coir or straight-up dirt. And just to add insult to injury, I expect that number to climb to around 550 cuttings within the next week. But wait, there’s more! I couldn’t resist a visit to my favorite website, figbid.com, where I picked up two additional Smith cuttings for my private collection. They’re in transit and should arrive any day now. Why did I buy them, you ask? Well… if you’re not a fig enthusiast, you simply wouldn’t understand.
At this point, I have six library programs already scheduled, and each one will require 20–25 small, well-developed fig trees and other libraries will join soon.
A few years back, I purchased several Greek fig cuttings from figbid. I rooted them successfully and, without much thought, began giving them away to friends and relatives. Yada, yada, yada… I gave every single one away and didn’t keep a single cutting for myself. Rats! Fortunately, one of those friends later moved south and planted the tree in their backyard. In the fall of 2025, we paid them a visit, and I was graciously permitted to take “a couple” of cuttings from their now-mature tree. Rejoice!
Those Greek cuttings were thoroughly washed and scrubbed before being placed in water around October 22nd. I changed the water at least once a day, and by the end of November, about 40 days later, they were ready to be up-potted into plastic cups filled with my “special” homemade potting mix. Seven weeks after that, I started seeing roots. BAM! Another notch on the belt.
Below are two photos of those Greek fig cuttings proudly flaunting those beautiful, hard earned roots.
As you can see, I use double transparent cups, which makes it easy to monitor root development without disturbing the cutting. To prevent the two cups from sticking together, I wedge a small, wrapped piece of newspaper between them. This simple trick creates just enough separation to allow for easy removal while still keeping everything stable and, of course, it lets me keep a close eye on those all-important roots as they develop.
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Stay tuned, keep on rootin’ and happy growing!
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