I lived about 40 miles N. of the Mexican border. The only things that would grow was hay, onions and beets. Then they had to truck in the soil for them.
Sorry you are “stuck” in KKK “Kominest Kountry of Kalifornia”.
And you can keep the earthquakes too. I’ve had enough of them ..... 7.0 on Easter a couple of years ago, 9.2 1964 Alaska. At least I can hide from bad weather, where you gonna go for an earthquake??
You're right, I'm sceeered...Packing my bags now, and doing the big chicken to the brown snow sticky woods...Where I will be safe forever.
Yuk yuk.
BTW, I'm just pullen your leg coot.
Best of luck wherever ya are. I've always ran to the sound of the guns, and choose not to run away. They don't have what it takes to make me pull up stakes. Take care and best of luck.