To: North American Fruit Explorers <nafex@lists.ibiblio.org>
Subject: Re: [NAFEX] Zone 5 figs?
Date: Fri, 09 Mar 2007 11:50:15 -0600
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.