Hi,

Can you tell me how to get cuttings from USDA?

Do you have a link to the site that offers the cuttings?

Thanks

USDA-ARS - National Clonal Germplasm Repository
University of California Davis

What kind of fertilization are you using? Did you add fertilizer and lime to your potting mixture?

No fertilizer or lime until it was clear that the cuttings had taken, then movement of the pots to full sun and weekly soluble fertilizer - I happened to use miracle grow.

I use lime but just enough to help adjust the ph form the peat. I never use fertilizer when rooting cutting but I've found superthrive works wonders. just 1 cap per gallon of water, a small bottle last me all season. another thing is start them in pot not bags as others may suggest because they had luck with it. As a beginner you'll struggle not to break roots when you pot them up. Trust me the break easy. Use deep pots, the deeper the cuttings are in the pot the better the roots will form. roots form mostly from nodes and they could be spaced 3 inches apart, the more nodes underground the better your chances are. just be sure to face your cuttings upward and leave a node or 2 above ground as well, an upside cutting won't survive.

creekweb do you have any dubs you're willing to trade for figs you don't have or other edibles? if so send me an email

I've found that there's no need to use baggies to start the Davis cuttings - given their length and caliper and the quality of the wood, their rooting potential is high, and the easy method I outlined above is adequate. But for thinner shorter cuttings from elsewhere, I would recommend starting the cuttings in baggies at 70 - 80F before planting in the outside gallon containers. I'd tweek the medium also, cutting the peat component in half. These will require more care than those using the first method.

Hi,joeworm

Did you place an order to the USDA
after seeing the weblink?

I would like to place an order to USDA
too so I am looking forward to hear
your story!

Fignewbies

Fignewbies

yes i did, what would you like to know?

Hi, joeworm:

What fig varieties have you ordered?
Did you have to write an essay explaining
why you want the cuttings (for research or pleasure)?
Could you please tell me the details for the shipping process?
I don't know what is a DHL.

Thanks for your info!

Fignewbies

I ordered several, don't remember which ones I ordered. Just write a short sentence to explain what you want the cuttings for. They will send an email explaining the shipping process to you. Don't remember what DHL is either.

Hi, joeworm:

Thanks for the info!
I may order through the USDA next year as
my garden need a lot of work to be done.

Please keep me posted when you get your cuttings!

fignewbies

Hi,

I wonder if anyone here from Canada
has placed an order to the USDA lately.
I would like to do that but I am unsure
if I have to pay for the inspection fee
when sending cuttings from outside of Canada.

fignewbies