Sunrise thanks for the tips. I didn't think to put a plastic grocery bag over them to act as a greenhouse. I have four that have rooted and two are just sitting there doing nothing. One has several leaves and the others that have rooted have green buds. The two that haven't done anything look shriveled at the top so I may cut those back? I also need to move them so they get more sun.

It is a fine balancing act for me..I have to keep mine humid enough or spray the ends above the pot often enough so that the tops do not shrivel away...Then once they start to show signs of life, I have to keep a fan moving air about so that the top growth won't rot off...It would be perfect to root them in a greenhouse setting with good air movement which I will do next..I wish you all the luck)

Have you ever though of placing a plastic tote over them, one of them see through ones?

I haven't been misting them ever since I placed them outside so that's probably why they're shriveled? I'll place a bag over two of them and remove the bag at night. I hope they'll still root because when I broke off a tip of one, there was still green tissue.

There is always more humidity outside than inside. As long as you keep them warm they will be fine. It just takes patuence. )

I've stuck many in just bark mulch outside in Warmer months and they grow like weeds

Maybe I'll try sticking the ones that haven't rooted mulch like you did?

If your temps are warm why not ? I have a 100 percent success rate from late spring into summer )

i stick them in places where they get bright light like under the shrubs and trees but not in the full sun

It's been in the upper 70s to mid 80s for the past couple of weeks. I'll definitely try it out.

Figs make roots very easily as the temperature will increase.....

I hope the last two root?

You can take some white school glue (any brand) and cover the "up" end of the cutting to prevent drying out. This in no way harms the cutting or rooting, it just seals off the raw end.

Thanks for that tip sunrise. I'll try that and hopefully the cuttings will start developing roots.

Be sure they are planted in the correct direction, growing end up. With random cuttings of the approximate same size it is often difficult to tell which way to plant them. i have made this mistake several times.

I definitely don't want to make that mistake. I guess I could mark an arrow on the cuttings?

As I take my cuttings, I cut the top end straight across and the end to be planted gets a slanting cut. Then I never get confused about which end is up.

That's a great idea Kudzu. I think the two cuttings bit the dust because I cut them again and it was brown on the inside. I at least have 3 that I was successful with.