Originally Posted by amiart

He has approx 75 of each kind, I highly doubt he digs them up.


Your question sparked me to double check my growing zone, I don't know if the zoning names etc have changed over time but I *thought I was in zone 7b.. but it turns out I am in an area that is described as follows.


"Zone 8, for example is known as the “Cold-air basins” of the central valley. It is an area that is cooled by wind from zone 9, which sweeps over the hills and settles like water in the low areas of zone 8: simple enough, but ever so crucial for growing crops like apples. This zone is also bordered marginally by zone 14, which lends a bit of “marine” influence to its cooling trend.

Zone 9, as I mentioned above, is known as the “thermal belt” of the central valley. It is home to our prized citrus. Granted, our summers can be cruel but our winters are mild compared to most."