It certainly sounds like a pretty good variety and eight months to blooming isn't bad at all; is your shoreline farm cooler tempwise than this one, or is there some other that you think is lengthening the time for the Baloy down there to bloom?
Also do you know what it tastes like? If it's a nice flavor and has all these nice growths patterns it's a winner for me.
I'm wondering if I can get it to fruit even faster since I'm zone 11
