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[Lucky Pittman <lucky.pittman@murraystate.edu>]

After trying figs in-ground here in hot zone 6(southern KY, just 
north of the TN line) for several years - with and without 
protection, I finally gave up and 'moved' (rooted cuttings) of all 
mine to pots.  Still have a couple (LSU Purple, and an unidentified 
variety) in the ground, and yes, they re-grow after freezing back to 
ground level every year, but most years, they don't manage to ripen 
the fruits they set on new growth.  I did get a few LSU figs last 
year, and seems like I got ONE Brown Turkey, years ago, when it was 
still surviving.