I think it’s the caliche soil, do you amend the spot you plant in? I always cut the size of rootball with a potting soil to make it retain water and nutrients and is more penetrable by the roots. It does freeze there sooner than here but outdoor does really well down here, I do some with my dad over in cruces almost always does really well. You could do 3 outdoor runs per year here if you stage it right! I just do it to keep him full and he loves to grow and likes to learn the “best practice”.
I know right, rec should have went through. They are trying too hard to control who gets production licenses. It’s so hard to get into the industry here, licensing is outrageous if you can even get a hearing. Hopefully in January! The people already voted to move forward with rec, I guess we’ll see. Too bad they didn’t double the plant count with the unit doubling this month.