I have snipped a piece 12-18" and stuck it in a water bottle. After a few weeks, it starts calusing and then sends out roots. I did it in spring of /07 and I had a VERY healthy plant before it went dormant for winter. Make sure you change the water, but be gentle so you dont harm the caluses/roots. Good luck!
Brian

wow,,,

you fill the bottle ,,cap it?

how warm is the room.. and light condion?

and what point do you transfer to soil?

gman

Ciao gman. I noticed you quoted me on the fridge method. Yes it works, but my main way way to keep the cuttings in ziploc bags in a warm light area. I used 75-80 degrees. They all worked out well. not problems at all. I didn't agree that they should have low light. I think they should have sufficient light, but not full sun until your newly formed tree is a year or so old. Keep the figling tree under a larger tree, Get alot of bright light but not direct sun. I actually hung my bags with a closepin from a closeline in the cellar. I had a space heater under where the fig cuttings could get heat all around. Plus the fig cuttings were not laying on anything, they were free in the air. The same environment all around. The ziploc bags also stayed very foggy inside with moisture. For ME,,,, that worked almost immeditately to root them. About 2 weeks. ciao Ciao, Maggie

I filled the bottle as high as I wanted the roots to be. I didn't cap the bottle, since the top of the cutting was sticking out. It was on the windowsill during spring/early summer so maybe around 80 degrees. I didn't really do much in terms of care since it rooted extremely easily. The light was morning light(until maybe 10 or 11 AM). I transfered it to the soil once the roots were about 4-6 inches long. Good luck! keep us updated on your success :-)
Brian

Hi Maggie: Most probably you are addressing a couple of separate subjects in your post above (which is not obvious) i.e. rooting the fig cuttings and also already rooted potted cuttings. Is the topic of low light, sufficient light and full sun related to the rooted potted cuttings only? I am asking this because I am still not sure if light is required when rooting in Ziploc or after cuttings are pottend after roots or initials appear but when there are still no leaves to utilize the light. I may be missing something, like there may be some botanical mechanism how the light helps the fig cutting expediting the roots or shoots even with no leaves yet. I will appreciate clarification.

ciao maggie ,,I started the cuttings in the basement near the furnace,,it was well over 70 degrees,,I saw some white initials after a few days,,I also saw mold, I put a fan in the room and open the bags to air them out,,they all dried out,,the white nods turned brown,,I have been fighting mold ever since.

My second time around I did the frig method like you mention,,we are in day 4, a cooler room a more indirect light,,I did not through away the moldy cuttings,, I treated them with bleach and put them on the frig as well..I'm leaving for Los Angeles in the morning,,maybe pick up some cuttings out there..

thanks for your help

ciao gman