By Adam Tschorn, Los Angeles Times
LOS ANGELES — Back in the spring, Emily Gogol and Penny Barthel barnstormed Los Angeles-area nurseries and gardening centers with a series of USDA-sponsored Grow It From Home workshops that spread a simple message: Cultivating cannabis in your backyard is not only as easy as growing tomatoes, but Southern California turns out to be one of the best places on the planet to do it.
As a result, dozens of first-time outdoor ganja gardeners (including me) took the plunge and planted seeds.