The fig pop method is popular with beginners because it is very easy and keeps the right amount moisture for a long enough time so the feeder roots can grow, the buds can break, then the transition into a pot. For potting mix use 100% coco coir, (you can also use long fiber sphagnum moss). The key to success is the amount of moisture in the mix, damp but NOT wet. Hydrate your coco coir until it absorbs all the water, dump excess water, then squeeze all the water you can out of the mix with your hands, if you can squeeze it in your hand and no water comes out but it stays in a clump add about 30% more dry coco coir. Then mix it up. As far as bags go amazon has good prices, for the 16″ by 4″ bags. You can size them depending on what cutting you have, but this will fit most cuttings you get from sellers. Ideally cuttings will be pencil thick or larger, lignified, fresh and clean. Wash them in soapy water or you can use bleach it if you want to, if you want to use bleach make sure it’s diluted 10 parts water to 1 part bleach. Another way to wash your cuttings is to use straight H2O2 (hydrogen peroxide). Make a slit on the bottom of cutting to expose cambian layer, dip in rooting hormone Clonex or Dip’n’grow, you can get both on amzon, put it in a bag, fill with medium, pack it down well, this will help keep moisture and medium in contact with the cutting. We recommend you put it three knodes deep in the soil.
Wrap it up with rubber bands or twist ties, label and date it, put in a VERY low light area, indoors. And wait. Now you could do all of the these steps 100 percent right but if the cutting is no good it won’t work. Some varieties are fast, some are slow and others are very slow. Its a waiting game. If its from a reliable person, in good condition and the medium is right, this method should work 95 percent of the time. Considering climate, season in which cutting is grown and care.
Be very careful when you pot your fig pop up because the roots are very fragile, especially if you used long fiber sphagnum moss.
(Note for more info on rooting mixes vist the Potting Mixes page)