Thank you!

[hilltopfig]

Got my cuttings from @Opiem10 's giveaway. Got them all popped and into my bin with my Harvey cuttings (arrived yesterday). Now for the long wait.

Thanks @Opiem10

Wish me luck!

 

[Brian V]

You dont wrap or dip the ends?

 

[hilltopfig]

@Brian V I don't have any parafilm currently and that is all i have seen used in the videos i watched. I was thinking about melting an unscented candle. Would that work? I am new to all of this and still learning.

 

[EtchedFicus]

@Brian V I don't have any parafilm currently and that is all i have seen used in the videos i watched. I was thinking about melting an unscented candle. Would that work? I am new to all of this and still learning.

I just had some soy wax used for candle making. I've been using that and it seemed to work fine. I just melted it in a small pot and waited until it started to cool down and dipped the tips. If the pop ties are tight, you can probably still do that without making a huge mess.

 

[Brian V]

I've used candles. All I had was scented. They smelled like pine trees. I had a bunch of cuttings dry out and shrivel up so now I dip in wax or wrap with parafilm.

 

[Figgerlickinggood]

@Brian V I don't have any parafilm currently and that is all i have seen used in the videos i watched. I was thinking about melting an unscented candle. Would that work? I am new to all of this and still learning.

Have any candles? Melt some and apply it to tips or hold a lit candle sideways over the top of each one and let the wax drip onto the top of the cuttings.

 

[ktrain]

Wow that looks great, nice work.

 

[hilltopfig]

I just had some soy wax used for candle making. I've been using that and it seemed to work fine. I just melted it in a small pot and waited until it started to cool down and dipped the tips. If the pop ties are tight, you can probably still do that without making a huge mess.

I will attempt this tonight. My ties should be tight enough. Thanks!

 

[Brian V]

Good luck. I have some cuttings in the mail. I might try fig pops. I will be way less likely to give them too much water if they are sealed up.

 

[Steven J.]

Got my cuttings from @Opiem10 's giveaway. Got them all popped and into my bin with my Harvey cuttings (arrived yesterday). Now for the long wait.

Thanks @Opiem10

Wish me luck!
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Beautiful sight! Happy rooting!

 

[BucksCountyFigs]

Since you are new, instead of wax, I would highly suggest going with authentic Parafilm (not knockoff Parafilm- a few knockoffs work to different degrees, some don’t work at all).

There is a lot of variation in wax, types of wax used, mixtures/ratios of different waxes, temp, etc. so there might be a learning curve there.

Personally I prefer the parafilm because it also helps keep the cutting from dehydration along the length of it, not just at the tip.

pic of authentic parafilm:

 

[SugarKnollFarms]

Plus 1 for the parafilm! I love that stuff! So easy to work with and it serves its purpose perfectly.

 

[BucksCountyFigs]

Plus 1 for the parafilm! I love that stuff! So easy to work with and it serves its purpose perfectly.

Exactly. There’s a reason labs all around the world only use authentic parafilm - because it’s perfect every single time. Of course propagating figs doesn’t require that level of perfection, but it’s nice not having to question that piece of the process.