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["Jeanne Driese" <jeanne13 AT earthlink.net>]

Thanks Lynda, that is very helpful as I will be putting them into containers 
and had planned to wrap the pots with insulation, but had not thought of a 
cover for the top!  My house is only 12 feet by 30 feet so there is no way I 
can bring them into the house for the winter.
Jeanne
tnhillwoman
North East TN zone 6
  ----- Original Message ----- 
  From: Lynda 
  To: homestead AT lists.ibiblio.org 
  Sent: Monday, February 23, 2009 1:14 PM
  Subject: Re: [Homestead] Fig Trees


  Do you have a space where you can protect it during the winter?  I don't 
  really garden by zones cause our zone makes no sense.  We are supposedly 7B 
  and since we routinely get continuous days before 10 degrees, go figure how 
  they came up with 7B.

  At anyrate, we have a Dwarf Black figs in wine barrels.  DH built them a 
  mini-green house that goes over them come winter and I wrap the barrel well 
  and mulch like crazy.

  The silly things are already leaving out this year and we just had snow 
  (some is still on the ground) last week.  We'll keep them in their 
  greenhouse at night until mid-June and we put them back on starting in 
  September since we get frosts that early some years and we rarely get frost 
  warnings.

  Lynda
  ----- Original Message ----- 
  From: "Jeanne Driese" <jeanne13 AT earthlink.net>

  >I am searching for a fig tree variety that will survive outdoors here in 
NE 
  >TN
  > I do have a southern exposure that is sheltered.
  > James are you growing any figs?????
  > Jeanne
  > tnhillwoman
  > North East TN zone 6
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