I'm not sure what this thread is about, but I am surprised to hear anyone say that figs don't do well in the tropics. I have 3 brown turkey figs, and they seem perfectly happy. I knew nothing about figs before this, but I bought Brown Turkey simply because they were at a local nursery, looked healthy, and were cheap, so I thought I'd give it a shot. They are still very tiny, but have been producing fruit since I planted them with no issue. The fruit is among the most intoxicating and sweet fruits I have ever eaten - I didn't know figs could be like that, as I had never had one right off the plant before this! It tastes like strawberries and pineapple and passionfruit and a whole host of other tropical flavors I can't put my finger on, and they're very juicy... it's hard to get one to ripen without a critter around here getting to it first, so I have started bagging just to make sure I get one. I did not amend the soil at all here, which is coral with very high PH, but if there are troubles I will amend in future. So far, there seems to be no need. I don't give them much additional water either - we have a severe dry season and a pretty intense wet season, so during the dry I give them some water maybe once a week to keep them going. It is humid all the time here, even through most of the dry season. I definitely encourage anyone who has similar conditions to mine to try growing figs, as so far it has been an easy and rewarding endeavor as long as they have full sun!
(I have no idea of course if in future they will be susceptible to disease, but so far, I have had them a year and they have barely grown at all - despite so many people warning me they would get huge - and I have seen no problems, they look healthy.)