First ever fig pops

JC Figgy said:
Good luck! FYI, the perlite on the bottom sometimes creates a perched table right above it. Causing a wet area where you don’t want it. You could go without it.
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Okay, I was thinking the opposite that it would create almost like a buffer, and any excess water would drain easier into the perlite. The very bottom of each cutting is directly above the bottom perlite area that is 2 1/2 to 3 inches. So each cutting doesn’t go to the bottom of the bag.

Thanks for the advice!
 
rayray said:
Okay, I was thinking the opposite that it would create almost like a buffer, and any excess water would drain easier into the perlite. The very bottom of each cutting is directly above the bottom perlite area that is 2 1/2 to 3 inches. So each cutting doesn’t go to the bottom of the bag.

Thanks for the advice!
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I thought the same way the first time I did it, except in cups. It doesn’t work like that after all 😖. It as long as your not watering those pops you should be ok.

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Another tip is not to make them so long. They don’t need to be that tall at all. Just 1-2 nodes under and 1-2 above. It’s easier to up
Pot and easier for the roots to fill up when they are shorter.
 

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JC Figgy said:
Another tip is not to make them so long. They don’t need to be that tall at all. Just 1-2 nodes under and 1-2 above. It’s easier to up
Pot and easier for the roots to fill up when they are shorter.
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What the heck! And I watched several YT video's to boot!

And those looks beautiful!
 
shevitz said:
I can’t believe how many things I’ve done wrong with my first fig pops…
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That’s the learning curve. Just keep notes of anything that works and what doesn’t. Worst case you kill cuttings and learn. Anything better than that is a win.
 
I leave one node just barely above the rubberband line. The rest of the cutting is in the soil. Usually I am doing 2 or 3 node cuttings. If they have a long internodal space, I still sink them deep and make my pops a little longer. I try to leave at least 1.5 in from the bottom of the bag when filled. Burying them deep means I don’t have to wrap the top portions in parafilm. I just silicone the tops.
 
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You get the idea.

Sometimes your top node doesn’t really do anything. And you’ll see a shoot trying to push through the bag. You can gently tease open a very small hole and it will push itself the rest of the way through. As it continues growing it will make a nice tight seal so gnats don’t get in and moisture doesn’t escape.
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And yes, I need to up-pot my pops. Greenhouse Megastore is taking a while on my treepots. Possibly shipping it to me on a man with backpack walking here.
 
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You get the idea.

Sometimes your top node doesn’t really do anything. And you’ll see a shoot trying to push through the bag. You can gently tease open a very small hole and it will push itself the rest of the way through. As it continues growing it will make a nice tight seal so gnats don’t get in and moisture doesn’t escape.
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And yes, I need to up-pot my pops. Greenhouse Megastore is taking a while on my treepots. Possibly shipping it to me on a man with backpack walking here.
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Wow those are nice too!
 
IAK said:
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You get the idea.

Sometimes your top node doesn’t really do anything. And you’ll see a shoot trying to push through the bag. You can gently tease open a very small hole and it will push itself the rest of the way through. As it continues growing it will make a nice tight seal so gnats don’t get in and moisture doesn’t escape.
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And yes, I need to up-pot my pops. Greenhouse Megastore is taking a while on my treepots. Possibly shipping it to me on a man with backpack walking here.
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I hope that is not the case cuz I need more treepots as well.
 
JC Figgy said:
Good luck! FYI, the perlite on the bottom sometimes creates a perched table right above it. Causing a wet area where you don’t want it. You could go without it.
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Oh no! My current batch of cuttings were started using a method new to me of having 1” of perlite in the bottom of the cup and scoring instead of scraping, and the cuttings have several nodes in soil. I did enlarge the holes in the bottom of the cups this time to allow better drainage. Any suggestions how to deal with the perched table? They were started 3/17 and roots too fragile to redo. Should I cut slits in the cup right above the perlite?
 
Motherwise said:
Oh no! My current batch of cuttings were started using a method new to me of having 1” of perlite in the bottom of the cup and scoring instead of scraping, and the cuttings have several nodes in soil. I did enlarge the holes in the bottom of the cups this time to allow better drainage. Any suggestions how to deal with the perched table? They were started 3/17 and roots too fragile to redo. Should I cut slits in the cup right above the perlite?
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I would probably leave them alone and just be very careful not to over water and create a wet zone. I still had a high rate of success, but I did lose some to rot when I did that with the perlite on the bottom.
 
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