Who is getting good crops from in-ground figs in z7a?

Not sure of how many trees you have but have you though about planting them in rows and setting up poly low tunnels? I’m going to be growing my in-ground figs as a single 20ft hedge row and currently trialing this method here for protection. Right now I only provide them supplemental heat when temperatures drops very significantly or go below 20°F, so far this year I only had to plug in the heat three times. The added benefit (I hope) is that I will be able to use the poly tunnel as a budget greenhouse to get an early start on the growing season.

I actually realized I made the mistake of planting my fig hedge row on the north side of a 6’ privacy fence - granted, at least 4’ away from it. So if anything I accidentally placed them in one of the colder micro-climates of my backyard. I guess well see how things work out come spring.