of the programming, web design and updates myself. Just click the button below and follow the instructions: Tropical Mango recommends Blue Celeste, Brown Turkey or Brunswick as especially cold hardy. Fruit is good for eating fresh or drying. Maybe more. donation to help me pay to keep the website going, please make a donation to me Fig Varieties. Give the fig tree 1 inch of water per week unless you receive adequate rainfall that week. Privacy Policy. The only surefire way to keep the birds off of the fruit is to cover the plants with bird netting which is available at various garden centers. It is supposed to be hard to zone 7. If you see fresh figs in the store, snag them. Unfortunately, figs do not ripen further once harvested and will only keep a few days in the refrigerator. I have had 7 figs on the since early June and they show no signs of ripening.