I have essentially a heat saturated, sun drenched concrete paved sunken garden (walled on three sides...open side faces south), which I believe will make a perfect spot for my in progress pot culture fig grove. This is a new, 2016, gardening project for me. I have never grown figs before.

My zone is 6b.

The fig trees will be brought in when it begins to drop below freezing in the fall.

In order to get a fair harvest of all the figs produced, ripening before the frosts hit, I am thinking early ripening figs will do the best. Most of my neighbor's in ground grown figs do not ripen by the first frost. Does my plan make sense?

My "orchard," so far are young figs. The varieties are: Black Spanish Mission, Celeste, Conadria, Ischia, Little Miss Figgy, Olympian, Petite Nigra, White Marseilles, and Violette Dr Bordeaux.

My question is, Are these good choices for pot culture, and which ones ripen earliest? Which others should I try?

If I can squeezes in one last question... What temperature is the highest, not lowest, that will keep a fig tree dormant? I have the choice of an unheated fruit cellar where it does go below freezing, to about 20 degrees F., or a basement that stays about 55-60 degrees F., in which to place the fig trees over winter. Can either place be used?

Thanks for your help!