ZONE 17. Oceanside Northern and Central California and Southernmost Oregon Growing season: late Feb. to early Dec. Coolness and fog are hallmarks; summer highs seldom top 75 degrees F/24 degrees C, while winter lows run from 36 degrees to 23 degrees F/2 degrees to -5 degrees C. Heat-loving plants disappoint or dwindle here.

This Sunset zone is mainly on the west side of Hwy 1. I believe the USDA calls it 9b, but they don't account for maximum temps. I saw rooftop frost a couple years ago, but it normally doesn't freeze beside the 53F Pacific. Summers are blissfully non-hellish.

We used to have 5 to 10 days of 70F or above in January, but it's been trending colder due to global cooling.

Parents had a couple acres, so plenty of room.

Bamboo is amazing. 6" to 120'. Toothpick-like, to 8" diameter. Tight clumpers that only spread .5" per year, to runners that will zoom out 6 to 8 feet. (neighbors hate that type)

Sometimes I wonder what it would be like to not sit down in order to make a living.

It could be a lot of physical work, if it involved any kind of plant or animal production. Very different from mostly being inert all day.

30 years ago, there used to be a ton of mushroom growers in the area, but they're almost all gone now. Lots of strawberries though. The county just to the south grows $5 billion in strawberries.

https://www.midwestgrowkits.com/grow-kits.html

If you'd like to grow shrooms at home, get one of these kits and check out their spore supplier list. Both regular and magic are available. 😉