"Doug Kanter" expounded:

This is driving me nuts. Half the responses say to stay away from the thing,
and the other half are like yours. :-) I **do** read instructions, sometimes
multiple times. Maybe that's the key. And, my soil's not clay unless I go
down about 3 feet.

I keep mine in the cellar over the cold of the winter. It starts
reliably each spring. 5 years now. I highly recommend it.
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Ann, Gardening in zone 6a
Just south of Boston, MA
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