Originally Posted by meizzwang

Crazy Banana: thank you! Just out of curiosity, have you had some cooler than normal temperatures in S. California, or has the rain been beating up the plants? I was under the impression that you guys can get away with little to no frost damage most years down there?

Richard: for sure, Green Earth Publishing Co's "California Gold" isn't the real deal, even without knowing that Cali gold hasn't been TC'ed. For one, the plant I have (pictured above, it's the third "cluster" from the bottom) is less cold hardy than the raja puris. Most of the leaves turned somewhat brown, and even the outer petioles of the p-stem turned brown from the cold. This plant was fertilized and watered in the exact same way as the Raja Puris, and they're in identical conditions. Over a period of about 3 weeks during November they were all slightly nutrient stressed and slowly received less water to help prepare them for the cold.