Hi Jenny and thanks for stopping by the channel to watch this video! Yes definitely give water propagation a try, now until around November is prime time for fig propagation if you have healthy and viable cuttings available. One thing that I have added to my fig propagation methods is thoroughly washing my cuttings in warm and mildly soapy water (use Dawn antibacterial dish soap if possible) doing this removes any fungus or mold spores that may be present on your cuttings and reduces the possibility of disease forming on your cuttings during propagation and increases your success rate. Let me know how your water propagation experiment goes ok?
Greetings and thank you Abid. Yes, just be sure to only use about 2” of water in your container that you use to root your cuttings, and change the water in your container 2 times per week. Place your container in indirect sunlight until your cuttings root.
Greetings my friend and thanks for watching this video. I hope that these tips help you to successfully propagate your fig cuttings. Let me know how it goes.
How many days do you wait to pot when rooting in water, how much roots do you have on when potting? i'm currently rooting some in water, they are growing roots surprisingly quickly, there is also way more roots tan when you root in soil
Greetings Dave and thanks for watching! I recommend waiting the roots reach a minimum length of 2.5” before planting your rooted cuttings in soil. Here’s why, the tiny little roots that initially sprout from the base of the cuttings are very brittle and easily break away from the stems even when being handled gently, those roots only became flexible and well attracted to the stem after reaching a length of about 2.5” Underdeveloped roots will most likely rot in the soil as opposed to taking up nutrients and feeding the cuttings. Hope this helps.
The Celeste variety seems to be difficult I’ve had limited success with that variety despite the cuttings looking identical to the majority of cuttings. This particular variety has been annoying.
Based on your advice, I put 2 cuttings in a Solo cup with about 1.5" of water. Two weeks later, I have good roots forming and leaf buds coming out. At what point should I transplant into a pot.
That’s awesome! I highly recommend that you wait until your roots are at least 3” in length and fully flexible before transplanting, newly forming short roots are not only hard and brittle, they are not firmly attached to the cutting and they separate easily when the slightest amount of pressure is applied to them.
Thanks for joining us for this video my friend. I have found this method to be the easiest and most maintenance free way to root fig and a variety of other types of cuttings, let me know how this works for you there in your area
Greetings JBplus4 and thanks for watching this video! To properly prepare fig cuttings for long term storage, cuttings should be thoroughly but gently scrubbed with warm, mildly soapy water and dried with clean paper towels. Next, tightly wrap each individual cutting in at least layer of Saran Wrap, once all cuttings are individually wrapped, use food saver to vacuum seal cuttings in groups of 5-10 cuttings per bag, label vacuum sealed bags with name of fig tree variety, store in crisper drawer in refrigerator for up to 2 years.
I actually own a small fig tree nursery here and I grow and sell many fig tree varieties. I have stock trees that I take cuttings from every year to grow more fig trees of my favorite and most popular varieties.
Greetings my friend and thank you for watching this video, no the tree does not have to be dormant to take healthy and viable cuttings, cuttings can be taken at any time of year if taken from the proper places on the tree.
Absolutely not, in fact I recommend immediately propagating your cuttings either in water or soil unless you plan to propagate them at a later date. They can however, be kept refrigerated for up to 2 years when prepared and packaged and stored properly.
Greetings Robert, proper preparation is necessary to successfully root fig cuttings without the risk of your cuttings rotting. First start with healthy and viable cuttings. Next thoroughly wash your cuttings in warm, mildly soapy water and rinse completely. Cut a 45° angle on the end of the cuttings that will be sitting in water. Next, place your cuttings in a clean and clear glass container and only add about 1 1/2” of water to your container. Place container in an area that receives indirect sunlight. Cuttings should form roots within 10-21 days and should be ready to transplant into soil in 30-40 days. Change water every 3-4 days.
It is possible, I highly recommend removing all foliage from the branch leaving only the growth nodes, cut at a 45° angle on both ends, and rub aloe or onion on both ends and anywhere else the branch has been cut. Plant entire branch 3” beneath the soil in a partially shaded location. Water the area well and allow at least 30-45 days for the branch to sprout roots and an additional 2 weeks for sprouts to reach the surface of the soil, hope that this information helps.
Honestly in your area you can take cuttings during any season and easily root them. I am located in zone 8b here in the US and I take cuttings as necessary from any of my fig tree varieties that are not fruiting and easily root them.
Greetings Elwanda and my gratitude to you for watching this video! Yes we in fact do sell cuttings from virtually every variety of fig tree in our nursery, however we typically only offer cuttings for sale from December-March and we do offer shipping on cuttings, seeds, bulbs ect. Contact us at southgeorgiafigs@gmail.com for more information.
Greetings my friend and thanks for watching this video! Primarily the reason for storing these cuttings for such an extended period of time was that I acquired several hundred cuttings of various varieties and my intention was to only grow 100 or less fig trees for my nursery per season. The second reason was experimental, I was trying to come up with a method of safety and successfully storing fig tree cuttings and other fruit tree cuttings on a long term basis that would allow me to offer viable cuttings to my customers that they could acquire and plant a year or more after purchase.
Adding any type of fertilizer to the water before the cuttings have roots is pointless, the cuttings can’t uptake nutrients or fertilizer without roots.
@@southgeorgiafigs3991 the reason I was asking is because there is literature that says cuttings just like a rose stem would absorb water through the capillary system. According to the literature the cuttings do absorb water and whatever nutrients are in the water when submerged in water and that’s why they don’t dehydrate as easily but the question is, do they do better when you add fertilizer or not. There is contradicting information. Some literature says it is beneficial and some says it takes longer for the cuttings to root since the cutting is absorbing everything it needs without the help of a root system. That’s why I was wondering if you had experimented with that idea.
Hey Ace, thanks for watching! Be sure to change your water at least twice a week, but changing it more often will increase your chances of successfully rooting your cuttings.
Be sure to use a clean and sterile container, cut 45° angle on end of cuttings, only add an inch or two of water to container and thoroughly wash your cuttings before you begin.
Hello Tony here Do you have that strawberry 🍓 verdonne that was in the five gallon bucket i will be passing thru your location i will call you thx. Tony
Hey David, yes it has been quite a while since I last uploaded new content here, thanks for continuing to follow our channel, we have plans to upload a minimum of 30 new videos over the next couple of months so stay tuned my friend.
I watched loads of videos on rooting fig cuttings and you drop some of the best knowledge. Thanks for sharing!
I totally appreciate you watching the videos Joe, thanks for your support and glad that you find our videos helpful and informative!
Thanks for posting. Lots of good information.
Thanks for your tip on water pressure .Another Australian fan
Thanks for watching and I hope that these tips help you to successfully root fig cuttings my friend.
Thank you, That’s amazing! I’m trying some fig propagation techniques and your video is encouraging. I will try water 💦 next! Minimal water- got it!
Hi Jenny and thanks for stopping by the channel to watch this video! Yes definitely give water propagation a try, now until around November is prime time for fig propagation if you have healthy and viable cuttings available. One thing that I have added to my fig propagation methods is thoroughly washing my cuttings in warm and mildly soapy water (use Dawn antibacterial dish soap if possible) doing this removes any fungus or mold spores that may be present on your cuttings and reduces the possibility of disease forming on your cuttings during propagation and increases your success rate. Let me know how your water propagation experiment goes ok?
@@southgeorgiafigs3991 Thank y’all so much! 🙏
Fascinating! Esp re the water pressure!
Thanks for taking a few moments to watch this video my friend!
Going to be trying this method! Thank you.
Yes most definitely give it a try, I have experienced high levels of success over the past several years using this method.
Wow will definitely try this method! Thank you 🙏🏼 😊
Thanks for watching and greetings from here at the nursery!
@@southgeorgiafigs3991 thank you, I have redone my cuttings and reduced the water level in my containers. All the best from Yorkshire England 😊
Great job Eric, I have indeed often watered them in water myself, one of the easiest to do 👍
Yes a slow but simple way to easily and successfully root any variety of fig tree cutting Brett, greetings my friend!
Excellent video, I failed fig cuttings, lot to learn brother, Minimum water great advice
Greetings and thank you Abid. Yes, just be sure to only use about 2” of water in your container that you use to root your cuttings, and change the water in your container 2 times per week. Place your container in indirect sunlight until your cuttings root.
@@southgeorgiafigs3991 appreciated brother for your kinds advice
Greetings to you Eric from Ireland. Thank you so much - I have cuttings from Greece and I will follow your
methods. 👏 🏆
Greetings my friend and thanks for watching this video. I hope that these tips help you to successfully propagate your fig cuttings. Let me know how it goes.
How many days do you wait to pot when rooting in water, how much roots do you have on when potting? i'm currently rooting some in water, they are growing roots surprisingly quickly, there is also way more roots tan when you root in soil
Greetings Dave and thanks for watching! I recommend waiting the roots reach a minimum length of 2.5” before planting your rooted cuttings in soil. Here’s why, the tiny little roots that initially sprout from the base of the cuttings are very brittle and easily break away from the stems even when being handled gently, those roots only became flexible and well attracted to the stem after reaching a length of about 2.5” Underdeveloped roots will most likely rot in the soil as opposed to taking up nutrients and feeding the cuttings. Hope this helps.
The Celeste variety seems to be difficult I’ve had limited success with that variety despite the cuttings looking identical to the majority of cuttings. This particular variety has been annoying.
Based on your advice, I put 2 cuttings in a Solo cup with about 1.5" of water. Two weeks later, I have good roots forming and leaf buds coming out. At what point should I transplant into a pot.
That’s awesome! I highly recommend that you wait until your roots are at least 3” in length and fully flexible before transplanting, newly forming short roots are not only hard and brittle, they are not firmly attached to the cutting and they separate easily when the slightest amount of pressure is applied to them.
I’ve never had much success with them in soil. They may root but then always rot. I’ll try this out
Thanks for joining us for this video my friend. I have found this method to be the easiest and most maintenance free way to root fig and a variety of other types of cuttings, let me know how this works for you there in your area
How do you properly store them in the refrigerator?
Greetings JBplus4 and thanks for watching this video! To properly prepare fig cuttings for long term storage, cuttings should be thoroughly but gently scrubbed with warm, mildly soapy water and dried with clean paper towels. Next, tightly wrap each individual cutting in at least layer of Saran Wrap, once all cuttings are individually wrapped, use food saver to vacuum seal cuttings in groups of 5-10 cuttings per bag, label vacuum sealed bags with name of fig tree variety, store in crisper drawer in refrigerator for up to 2 years.
@@southgeorgiafigs3991 Vacuum sealed! 👌
Trying this today!
Thanks for watching and please keep me informed on the progress of your cuttings!
What's up bro, new subscriber. Do you propagate the same way when the cutting is still green and not hardwood?
Yes I use the same method and soil mixture regardless to whether the cutting is green or hardwood.
If I may ask, what do you do with all your rooted figs?
I actually own a small fig tree nursery here and I grow and sell many fig tree varieties. I have stock trees that I take cuttings from every year to grow more fig trees of my favorite and most popular varieties.
Does the fig tree need to be in a dorment stage to get the cuttings?
Greetings my friend and thank you for watching this video, no the tree does not have to be dormant to take healthy and viable cuttings, cuttings can be taken at any time of year if taken from the proper places on the tree.
2 years old!!!??? wow. Impressive.
My gratitude to you my friend, thanks!
Must you refrigerate them first?
Absolutely not, in fact I recommend immediately propagating your cuttings either in water or soil unless you plan to propagate them at a later date. They can however, be kept refrigerated for up to 2 years when prepared and packaged and stored properly.
Do you have to mist cuttings when propagating in water.?
Misting is not necessary when propagating in water however I would recommend using a plastic bag over the container to create a humidity dome.
God!! This is a maternity ward of industrial proportions for figs. Are you going to sell them all?
Most of them are available here in our nursery Peacock, if interested contact us at southgeorgiafigs@gmail.com
How do manage cuttings rot while still rooting in water?
I done these rooting of fog cittings in water but some rotted while still placef in water.
Greetings Robert, proper preparation is necessary to successfully root fig cuttings without the risk of your cuttings rotting. First start with healthy and viable cuttings. Next thoroughly wash your cuttings in warm, mildly soapy water and rinse completely. Cut a 45° angle on the end of the cuttings that will be sitting in water. Next, place your cuttings in a clean and clear glass container and only add about 1 1/2” of water to your container. Place container in an area that receives indirect sunlight. Cuttings should form roots within 10-21 days and should be ready to transplant into soil in 30-40 days. Change water every 3-4 days.
@@southgeorgiafigs3991 thank u so much for the advice.. very much appreciated.
I have a big brunch of fig and if I plant it in compost with perlite is it going to root? Please help
It is possible, I highly recommend removing all foliage from the branch leaving only the growth nodes, cut at a 45° angle on both ends, and rub aloe or onion on both ends and anywhere else the branch has been cut. Plant entire branch 3” beneath the soil in a partially shaded location. Water the area well and allow at least 30-45 days for the branch to sprout roots and an additional 2 weeks for sprouts to reach the surface of the soil, hope that this information helps.
@@southgeorgiafigs3991 many thanks. God bless you
In which season does I have to cut and plant the hard wood cutting
Here in temperate zone india
Honestly in your area you can take cuttings during any season and easily root them. I am located in zone 8b here in the US and I take cuttings as necessary from any of my fig tree varieties that are not fruiting and easily root them.
@@southgeorgiafigs3991 how can you show me the process.and show I use cocopeat or soil.
70 figs, amazing! I have never tasted figs before. Do you sell those fig cuttings, and if so...do you mail them out? Thanks for sharing!
Greetings Elwanda and my gratitude to you for watching this video! Yes we in fact do sell cuttings from virtually every variety of fig tree in our nursery, however we typically only offer cuttings for sale from December-March and we do offer shipping on cuttings, seeds, bulbs ect. Contact us at southgeorgiafigs@gmail.com for more information.
2 years is incredible. Why did you store them so long?
Greetings my friend and thanks for watching this video! Primarily the reason for storing these cuttings for such an extended period of time was that I acquired several hundred cuttings of various varieties and my intention was to only grow 100 or less fig trees for my nursery per season. The second reason was experimental, I was trying to come up with a method of safety and successfully storing fig tree cuttings and other fruit tree cuttings on a long term basis that would allow me to offer viable cuttings to my customers that they could acquire and plant a year or more after purchase.
@@southgeorgiafigs3991 That's cool. Are you going to try for 3 years?
Have you ever added water soluble fertilizer to the water to see what happens.?
Adding any type of fertilizer to the water before the cuttings have roots is pointless, the cuttings can’t uptake nutrients or fertilizer without roots.
@@southgeorgiafigs3991 the reason I was asking is because there is literature that says cuttings just like a rose stem would absorb water through the capillary system. According to the literature the cuttings do absorb water and whatever nutrients are in the water when submerged in water and that’s why they don’t dehydrate as easily but the question is, do they do better when you add fertilizer or not. There is contradicting information. Some literature says it is beneficial and some says it takes longer for the cuttings to root since the cutting is absorbing everything it needs without the help of a root system. That’s why I was wondering if you had experimented with that idea.
How often do you change the water?
Hey Ace, thanks for watching! Be sure to change your water at least twice a week, but changing it more often will increase your chances of successfully rooting your cuttings.
Although i changed the water daily, yet cuttings rotted..
Be sure to use a clean and sterile container, cut 45° angle on end of cuttings, only add an inch or two of water to container and thoroughly wash your cuttings before you begin.
Hello
Tony here
Do you have that strawberry 🍓 verdonne that was in the five gallon bucket i will be passing thru your location i will call you thx.
Tony
Greetings Tony, thanks for inquiring about our fig trees. Give me a call after 9am if possible, I have around 30 fig trees in stock currently.
Hey buddy it’s been a while nice work. Keep pumping them out. 🌱🌱🌱🌱🌱🧲🧲🧲
Hey David, yes it has been quite a while since I last uploaded new content here, thanks for continuing to follow our channel, we have plans to upload a minimum of 30 new videos over the next couple of months so stay tuned my friend.