Mine is mine about gardening in Alaska. It's new with just a handful of post but it will grow as the weather warms up and there is actual gardening happening. Here is a link that might be useful: Alaska Vegetable Gardening

I'm trying that Earthbox experiment here in Hayward. I transplanted two "cool weather" tolerant determinants (Siletz and Legend) March 17 to an Earthbox with with the plastic cover. The cover acts as a mulch to the soil and I placed it dark side up to absorb warmth. The plants are growing like crazy, loaded with flowers. I'll report back my results. I am transplanting more varieties the second weekend in April, four to Earthboxes, 16 to a raised bed. It is a mixture of early and midseason det., indet. and dwarf plants. I usually transplant between May 15-31 to try to catch the heat in September and October. My harvest typically starts in August. This year I am experimenting to see what happens if I start earlier. I'm predicting the earth box plants will do better than those in the bed due to soil temperature.

cori...perhaps my info from "fast growing tree" was a different seller...there are lots of sites with that name on the web. Don't get me wrong...Hass is a good avocado. I have 3 of them. They have derived from Guatemala not Mexico. Therefor, they are more tender than Mexicans. I am not sure about your area getting only down to the 40's or 50's in winter (9b). You need to be concerned about your 4 or 5 coldest nights of the year. That is where the danger lies. Lights in the tree does help a bit, and throwing a tarp over small trees helps even more. I know nothing about the quality/price of their trees...so I can not comment on that. If you have good experience with them....I am sure they are honest. You can sure give it a shot. Here is a good place to fine info (University of Calif)...they are not trying to sell you anything. haha Ed of Somis http://ceventura.ucanr.edu/Gardening/Garden_Info/avocado_questions/

It's about that for me too Brettay. It's a nice weekend drive though. I usually stop by there when I'm in the area just to check out what they have. It really is a fantastic nursery. It feels like a botanical garden. Lots of different perennials, herbs, natives... and if you're into roses they usually have a good selection. Right now they're doing rose pre-orders for late winter/early spring (January). They have lots of azaleas and camelias. I had never even gone to the waaaaayyyy back to look at trees. I was so delighted to see that much of a citrus selection (and upset since I had already bought mine).