Your fig, no doubt, has an infestation of true Whiteflies. They're easily killed--you might do a search to learn a little about them. Don't use dishwashing liquid full strength, of course, and don't apply it diluted in full sun or in the heat of the day (those are my few rules for sprays). Most any spray will damage plant material if sprayed under those conditions--if I were to spray at all, I'd do it after sundown, and give the plant plenty of time to recoup.

Grant, it's almost "as easy as falling off a log"! I invited a friend to take some cuttings and I don't really remember when he took the shoots, but they all did well. He took one to TX and reported that it had grown to bush size in just a few months. Most of the sites I visited recommended taking cuttings in February or March. Honestly, here, I think anytime during the winter would be OK since we barely have any winter. On another note, I can't prove it, but I suspect my souring problem is exacerbated by having irrigation and an overgrown tree. I'm going to take a cutting myself and pot it up on the dry side of the yard just to see if it makes a difference. Meantime, if someone has another variety they'd be willing to share a cutting of later this year, let me know. Here is a link that might be useful: propagating figs from cuttings

Colasanti's used to be a great place for me to visit and shop for plants. Their main location is in Leamington/Ruthven Ontario (about 50 minutes away for me). They have a small amusement park, a petting zoo (really cool one) a campground, an ice-cream-candy shop, a couple restaurants and a GREAT nursery. If you bought plants, they would write you out a phytosanitary Certificate on the spot so that I could bring the plants back over the border. They have a second location here in Michigan (from what I've heard its much smaller and has none of the additional attractions). I remember Orchids for 3.50-5.00 Canadian as well as Musa Basjoo for $4.95 Canadian (in a 1 gal pot and standing 2+ feet tall). I loved it because I could go and wander to my heart's content while my wife took our son to the zoo or whatever...It was a yearly day trip we enjoyed which we stopped doing 3 years ago when the US customs Dept withdrew permission for on the spot certificate issuance. ~Chills (who sometimes wonders if I'd be more free 15 miles away with a Canadian phone number)

looks like a sicilian white fig to me, are they rasberry colored inside? as far as fertilizer goes , i like to add some new soil on top of the planter and add oscmote fertilizer for potted plants. i guess you could use the hole drilling method with oscmote. but i would just use 10-10-10 gently and maybe add a little fast acting or hydrated lime for calcium or even bone meal mixed in the hole i doubt if the bone meal will wash out you really can't go wrong with miracle grow. i imagine the tomato growing formula would work out well.