"Benny F. Sevilla" wrote:

I grow them all outside here in Pleasant Hill, CA (zone 9a) where we get an
occasional frost (just like last night).

I performed my previous unfortunate experiment in Richmond, and I now
live in Oakland. If you can do it, I should be able to do it! Please
tell me, have you had any problems with something boring holes through
the roots, and if so, how do you control it? What have you learned
about the effect of local soil properties on your results?

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