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Correct, I'm talking about plants surviving & still being able to put  
on some fruit.  & I've never held plants for a whole winter below  
freezing, my collection has only dipped to this temp for a few days to  
a week...& then gotten back above freezing.  I should also point out  
that I have everything in 5 -10 gallon containers. A much larger  
container is probably gonna provide a better temperature buffer & more  
protection.  35 - 40 F. seems to be absolutely optimum, too much  
warmer than that & they break dormancy a lot earlier than is useful  
around here.



On Sep 30, 2010, at 5:54 AM, Alan Haigh wrote:

> I assume when you say 23 F. is the magic number for container figs  
> you are not talking about sustaining the breba crop which I seem to  
> lose somewhere around 28.
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