Mike, you can take a cotton swab dipped in a 10% bleach solution (9 parts water, 1 part bleach) and remove the mold gently - the question is, are the cuttings actually getting slimy at all? does the outer bark layer slip away and look or smell rotten? if the cutting's in overall good shape, you can probably still salvage it, if there's a green cambium layer. You might want to trim away any parts that are obviously getting "slushy". Sounds like you might have the ones affected by mold in too high of a moisture situation. How do you have them situated? (And don't worry about them taking awhile to get going, that's sometimes fairly normal, depending on the variety and the temperature you're keeping them at, too.)

Sherry

I would yank the moldy ones out, so it doesn't affect the others. They aren't any good at that point anyway. The rest, you need to have patience with. I have some cuttings that have been sitting for 4 months, and still not doing anything.

Thanks for the replies. I will have look the cuttings over carefully to see what can be salvaged. I know I am being somewhat impatient with the rooting process.
Mike

Pit says:
"I have some cuttings that have been sitting for 4 months, and still not doing anything."

I say: So go FIGure them figs...

I also had cuttings (inside) from around Dec 2005, that
are just breaking buds NOW. Guess they really needed to
take their long winter nap badly.

George (NJ).

To be some more specific, one sure fig cultivar that needs
a real good winter sleep is Excel (from my recent experience).

My excel cuttings spent 4 weeks in the fridge, and the first one is showing some signs of life this week, after being potting in early January, and indoors since being potted.

You might try a weak solution of chamomile tea. Chamomile tea has antifungal properties and is often used to combat seedling fungal problems. At this point you have little to lose and much to gain if any of the moldy cuttings survive. Yadda out.

I'm going to spray some homemade colloidal silver water on the cuttings. I'll rinse them off with tap water first. Maybe that will do the trick.
Mike