Hi,  Have some cuttings that got lost in the veggie drawer and were finally rooted in late August.  Most have 8"-10" of new growth on them.  They are currently on a SE facing unheated sun porch which means they will get close to a month's more growing time than my outdoor figs which are already starting to go dormant. Will they be too small to survive a dormant period in a protected location with the cuttings started last spring?

Should I cobble up some sort of indoor greenhouse arrangement for them in a warm area with lights?

Varieties are Atreano, Ashlan, Celeste and Mission Black.

In SC I'd be inclined to think they'd survive dormancy in a protected location. If your outdoor trees normally survive undamaged there chances should be good with some extra protection especially for the roots. If you get damage outdoors they need real shelter like 10-15F warmer during sudden cold. This is especially true in small pots. I won't want the roots freezing in a small pot.

Steve, its cold enough here the past couple of years that I have had a fair amount of damage to my In Ground trees. Think temps went down to 3 degrees a couple of times and we will see single digits and teens half a dozen times during winter. Roots are heavily mulched so they are not at risk. I have not lost any trees to date although I had fairly severe die back on a couple of trees this year.

We have a carport rather than a garage, so I build an enclosure outside from bales of straw for the potted babies. I make sure that the pots are surrounded by 6-10" of compressed straw flakes and use an inch or two of loose straw to cover the tops of the pot rims. The most cold hardy varieties and the biggest pots go on the outside and the most tender varieties in the center. The straw house is then back filled with dry leaves to insulate the branches.  So far I have yet to loose a potted plant during dormancy.  The biggest risk seems to be since the straw house faces southward and one side is against a dark colored wall that in spring the potted figs tend to break dormancy earlier than the in ground figs and last year they had already started to break bud when we had our last 20 degree spell and that caused a lot of damage to several. Right now the young ones are 2 or 3 to a Gal. pot since when I planted, I was not sure how many were still viable. Maybe I should up pot if I am going to store them outside.

If it were me, I'd consider bringing them in as house plants for the winter.