Hayward here (though now we're retired we spend a lot of time in Baja - no veggies there - just cactus!) First year garden at this location. I was late getting started because I had to till, bring in soil amendments, till, bring in sand and till some more - still not totally happy with the soil, but ran out of patience. First seedlings didn't get planted out until May 10th - but I ate my first squash yesterday (had to borrow a male flower from my neighbor to pollinate it)and will have bush beans and beet tops within a week. Tomatoes (17 varieties, 22 plants)are full of blossoms and seem to be setting fruit, as are the various cukes, peppers and eggplants. Snap peas are flowering, as are the potatoes (will pinch them off tomorrow), green onions are over a foot tall and Elephant garlic is similar. Have various lettuces growing in a Flowerhouse Seedhouse, along with some Chinese Cabbage. Multiple melons, mostly musk type, went in the ground today. Gonna try to train the little devils to climb - the cukes caught on quite quickly. Winter squash (Dumpling, Delicata, Spaghetti & Butternut) goes in tomorrow. So far the only 'dud' was the English Peas, they went in right before the 3 day heatwave last month and got crisped - got about 3 peas off each vine and they never got above 6 inches tall. Of course, since then we have had no heat at all and cold winds every day (which is why the melons only just graduated from the Seedhouse). From here on, it's just a daily battle between me and the multitude of bugs that want to beat me to the harvest and I am determined they will not win!

Hi Kasie, Ok..things have changed.. getting really chilly and now rain. I have most all my plants in pots covered on my south east covered patio. covered in ice cloth. Had some covered in the ground, but started raining and the ice cloth is not waterproof, so pulled them off. Really cold out, suppose to be in the 30's here all week, night temps. boy..I don't know where they will go..how they will do. I have about 9 in the house, in my studio, small ones and DS..don't have room in my house for the large ones. Last year put them in my dining room, now that is full of a large Christmas tree. None yet are dormant, no leaves dropping. Cool temps hit, came earlier this year. My plants in the ground do not look good, have a clear ooze coming out of the tips...thats don't know. Can not do the Christmas lights as some suggest, do not have electricity on my patio to do this. Karen B..rather disturbed and worried.

When you say plant, do you mean planting them in-ground? If so, then you will need to prepare the environment every well as far as sun/shade/wind/moisture protection for them to survive. Do you have photo of cuttings? Where location/direction wise are you planning to plant them? Most experts here have their plants in pots and move them inside during winter time. Disclaimer: I am a newbie and only sharing what I have learned and from my limited experience at the moment. There are a lot of great growers on here with vast knowledge and experience. They can give you more info: Aileen - aileenrdh Toshi - Kawagoe (Home of SF 49ers Santa Clara CA Boom - Boom (SoCal)(11) Laura - Loveplants2 8b Virginia Beach, Virginia I am sure other experts will chime in but I will share my experience as this is my first season with cuttings and seedlings too. I am in San Jose and my seedlings and cuttings have been doing OK outside. With that said, I have always planned to have my plumeria inside protected from cold/wet during winter/raining season in our area. I just rooted some cuttings about 1-2 month and they just rooted and seeing leaves sprouted. For one that has 3 leaves I have been leaving it out side under filtered sunlight I have in backyard that has walls on three sides and an opening which I have one of those outdoor curtain/shade from store for wind/sun protection so that space can heat up well during day and stay "warmer" at night. It does not get down below 50 degrees at night so far. During the day it ranges from 70-100. I keep close eye on it though. For the ones that is barely showing leave sprouts, I take them in at night and put them on heat mat. I do this to quicken rooting and leaf development. I sunbathe them on hot days outside under filter light though. To simulate tropicalness, I have also been putting them inside a 50 gallon trash bin which has multiple holes as I was using them before for hot composting. I have not cooked them yet :). I would proceed with caution on this. I have been careful on placement and how much sun/heat the trash bin gets. I am sure there are more elegant way but this is what I have so experimenting with. A board member on here Boom gave me two saplings which I have been leaving outside and they are doing well in same space. They have grown multiple leaves in the last month. But I plan to bring them in as soon as the weather gets colder. Toshi - Kawagoe (Home of SF 49ers Santa Clara CA has only one plumeria (Celedine) in-ground. The rest he has in big pots which he shelters them with carport and canopy during winter for cold/wet protection. He is great guy and can offer more tips and/or give you a tour of his setup. Hope that helps a little. Again, newbie so take what I said with a grain of salt :). What cultivars do you have? Please upload photo so we can see. Thanks.

Those same systems were failing in the 80’s with pinhole leaks. Copper encased in concrete doesn’t last forever. And lasts quite a bit less than forever in some places. As with anything, the better constructed systems lasted longer. Somewhere I saw a picture of one of the Levittown systems during construction. Very thin copper pipe was lain willy-nilly with irregular gaps. OTOH many of the Eichler systems are still working. In Europe, radiant floor heating with PEX is much more common than in the US. The use of radiant in mild climates has very well known issues. Any heating system coupled to a large thermal mass is very slow to react to temperature changes. Etc. Yes but by some people's estimations that would be a good thing. When a cold front came through in winter, the system didn't have to work overtime to keep the interior warm. I do remember on the rare case there was a warm winter day, the warmth of the slab would be more noticeable. But it never felt uncomfortable. (whereas a forced air system would maintain exactly the same interior temp. My carrier infinity actually has a settable degree of 'anticipation' based on outside temp, or whatever it's called.) There's a reason people who are familiar with them still spend big money to install and or repair such systems. In a mild climate like coastal California, the idea was probably that in the rare instance there a hot afternoon in winter made the interior too warm, you'd just open a couple doors to let cool air in. No big deal.