I do garden in your zone but a half-zone colder, and most companies won't ship here until after Easter week unless specifically asked to do so. That's our usual date of last expected frost. February and March are normally our coldest months too. I sometimes ask for shipping in mid-March since I know I can probably hold the plants under the carport for a couple of weeks out of possible harm from frost.
Gurney's sent me the 3" fig tree so I'm a bit prejudiced again them, although I think their seeds are fine. I hope they checked the weather and saw that it would be okay to ship to you this week ... this year being unusually warm. I think they are based in Indiana, aren't they?
