I have several succulents or other plants you might be interested in. A couple Euphorbs etc. You should look at my trade list if you're interested. Your seed list looks like a dream. You've got some great things. Let me know if you'd like to trade because I would :)

Yeah I see both at this one store I go to. I was just thinking they wouldn't be too good. I was thinking that they being subjected to refrigeration or perhaps some chemical treatments they would not grow. But I will see. I have been wanting to visit a big Asian store for awhile.

If it has the bulb I would go ahead and pot it up and add some perlite to your potting mix. Keep moist but not soggy. Since the bulb is so small it might be a little top heavy so you could trim off a few of the leaves. This will help it put energy into growing more roots. Put it in the shade or filtered light until it gets some roots going. You might want to find a few rocks to help secure the stem or use some other device in the pot if it seems a little tippy/unstable. If you get a late freeze move it somewhere like a shed or garage for the night while it is still little. If you want to put it in the ground later, they are grown in my area which is 9a in the ground. They are root hardy to zone 8 and seem to freeze back here to return in the spring. I get a little better color on mine in filtered sun or morning sun but I have seen them grown in full sun around town without any problems. They seem to be tough plants as far as gingers go. I almost never see them flowering around here probably due to them getting froze back in the winter. They flower on the olderer growth. I have been keeping a few in the gh in large pots to see if I can get some flowering this year.

Six months ago I took some grocery store ginger with a bud and planted it in a pot. I now have a beautiful 3-foot high plant. I'm wondering about winter. If I keep the plant in a pot, and bring it indoors over the winter, is it likely to last more than a few years? (I am NOT interested in harvesting the root.) That is, when the root develops, does the plant eventually die naturally? Or does it start to put out new shoots? If I keep it outside in the 8b winter, is it likely to survive? What air temperatures can it endure? I understand I at least need to keep the roots from freezing. I understand that if it dies back, it may or may not come back the next year. So I'm reluctant to let it do that. I guess I would like some cultivation guidelines for those who want it as a decorative plant, and not to harvest roots.