When I got them, they had no mold on them. I think when they were in the fridge, they could of gotton moldy. Thats my guess. Mold had killed one. Its only on the ends. I cut off the bad ends, sperated them, and scrubed them with a 12% bleach soluttion and AB soap. I hoping for the best, expecting the worst. If anyone has some cold hardy varites rooted cuttings. Im intrested

Hi! Please reply if there is any fig grower who can send cuttings of 'Marseilles Black VS' or 'Florea' or other cold hardy cultivars to Europe or you know a good source... Thank you !

This reinforces my theory that there are 2 different figs named Desert King in the US. My DK is planted in ground and has similar fruits as shown in an Herman's previous post http://forums.gardenweb.com/forums/load/fig/msg072043541873.html While the recent post describing the Gillette rescue, (along with Desert King), is showing a fruit that looks different from the inside in color (darker). And this is not the first time that I see Desert King pictures showing such differently colored fruits.. The link to the Gillette post: http://forums.gardenweb.com/forums/load/fig/msg1214390014100.html?13 Size and weight seems different as well.. the DK I have has some fruits reaching 60 grams, but usually they are around 40-45 grams or less, and Condit was talking about an average of more than 80 grams... Finally, even if I have only been able to observe DK with fruits for the last 3 years, and although I live in a very humid region, the DK has resisted pretty well so far and needs quite a lot of rain before starting to sour, like any normal fig would... Eventually, even the most resisting ones, when close to ripen would sour in case of lot of rain, no ? Etneo

At this stage there is probably enough nutrients in the soil mix for the cutting to grow. I've never done a comparison on starting cuttings with slow release fertilizer and one without. The cutting is putting energy into growing roots and then the leaves develop almost separately but it takes time for the two to work together so its not necessarily taking up nutrients from the soil like a mature fig tree does. Slow and steady wins the raise type of deal. You can probably keep cuttings for over a year if you routinely inspect them and keep them damp and change the paper towels or newspaper periodically to prevent mold issues. Some people say that the moss has it's own anti fungal properties.