Hello Al -

I successfully rooted some fig cuttings beginning in February of this year in a mixture of 60% perlite and 40% vermiculite using 1000 watt horticultural lights (metal halide and high pressure sodium) and transplanted them Sun June 7 2015 into a 5-1-1 like mix.

Since they have been in a windowsill that receives sunlight in the afternoon. The plants were not covered since I thought the sunlight might overheat them.

Now a lot of the leaves have drooped or have fell off. All of the plants have a good amount of roots that I observed at the time of transplant Sunday June 7th,

This past Friday I fertilized them with a mixture of 1/2 strength foilage pro 1/2 strength ProtekT and 1 tsp of superthrive all per gallon of water.

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Is one week enough time to give the roots a chance to rebound from the shock of transplant?

1. To give these the best chance to rebound should I keep them inside on the windowsill where I observed today that they really don't receive that much afternoon sun but get more morning and evening sun due to the high position of sun in the summer,

2. Or would I be able to put them outside in a partially shaded location to give them the best/quickest chance at rebounding

3. Or should I keep them inside under the horticultural lights for a few weeks and then rejudge the situation before deciding to put them outside?

My main worry is that 1 week inside is perhaps not enough time to bring the roots back fully online and if I put them outside they may dry out and die - I am near the Saint Louis area and we are now getting our more typical summer temperatures -- ie high 80's to 90's with higher humidity.

Since I didn't hear anything back from the Saturday post I am going to put them under the horticultural lights tomorrow and leave them there until at least next weekend when I will be home and able to monitor them better should they be outside. They will receive 16 hours of light per day under the horticultural lights and will be rotated every day or so from the full spectrum metal halide to the high pressure sodium light and vice versa,

Thanks Al for any input.

Brian & Dean (my son is also interested in the answer) :0)