I'm new to this and wanted to get some ideas.
I'm in Connecticut zone 6 and am interested in planting in ground.
I have an area that measures about 12 x 30 that I will to commit to figs.
What would be some good varieties for my zone and how many trees could be put into this space in ground?
It is a full sun spot, getting 10+ hours in the summer and south facing.
I have a bunch of unknown varieties available but like to know what I have at the same time.
The only problem is the magnolia stump that I have to dig out to use the space that I'll start working on this week.
Thanks.

Improved Celeste, Malta Black, Florea, Mt Etna (of many names), Ronde de Bordeaux would be worth a try.

The list of suitable varieties for your zone is getting longer by the minute.
If I was in your zone, among some (but not all) of the names that I might consider growing for in ground testing are:
Violeta Bayernfeige, Florea, Aldo's Palermo Red which has many synonyms, improved Celeste, Nordland and Chicago Hardy. There are also many unknowns discovered in your area and offered by forum members that I'm sure would do well in your zone. In the end it's a question of preference.
If using about four foot spacing between trees, you should be able to fit approximately eight trees in your space.
Some varieties will not produce before several years, while some should start producing in their second season, so making the right choices early would lead to better results sooner and many more years of enjoyment.
Welcome to the forum.

Hi Brudd,I started a topic along similar lines a week or so ago,although I live in Zone 8 UK,our zone 8 is different to US zone 8,we just don't get as much heat and as many sun hours so I have to consider early varieties which can ripen in cool summers and deal with rain,though I don't have long deep freezes so cold hardiness was not as much a consideration short season varieties tend also br more cold Hardy and/or can grow back from freeze to fruit during the season so the below list may be useful.

Varieties I have been recommended,divided by flavour group+separate list for San Pedro types

Mt Etna :Hardy Chicago,MBVS
Berry: Negronne/VdB,RdB,Sultane(European),Petite Negri
Honey: Brooklyn White,Italian Honey/Lattarulla,Filliciano Bianco
Sugar:LdA/Nordland,Madeline de Deux Saisons,Improved Celeste,Michurinska 10/Florea,LSU Tiger,LSU Champaign
Adriatic: Dalmatie
San Pedro: Becane,Desert King

Brown Turkey types are absent from the list but Laradek English Brown Turkey,Takoma Violet,Granthams Royal,Bayernfeige Violeta,Bornholm etc may work for you

Of the premium figs people have also recommended I try Pastilliere and Smith in ground.I wish I could take the advice but my plot is 5 minutes from my house and those 2 varieties are special enough to stay home with me :).

I'm sure some East Coast figgers will chime in if any of the above would not work for you

I would have responded exactly as Jesse did.  In-ground Florea, IC and RdB start ripening around 3rd week of August here.  Mt Etnas ripen 1st week of Sept.  Malta Black looks like a ME to me, but it is supposed to be a bit early; I don't have it in ground.

Sas repeats IC, Florea, and Mt Etna (HC), but adds others.  Nordland is very good, IMO, and ripens midseason; my potted trees are ripening now.  Palermo Red is good but may be somewhat late -- I have a related variety in a pot, and it ripens in October; I'm not sure but would ripen at all in-ground.  Violate Bayernfeige is an "English Brown Turkey" type that is also very late and may not ripen at all here in-ground; again I have a related variety in a pot and the figs are not ripening yet. FWIW, it produces brebas but trying to ripen brebas can be like chasing the unicorn. 

It depends on what's on the edges, but with 6 foot spacing you should be able to plant 15.(starting at the 3 foot mark)