KKNg, I answered (in a not very timely manner :-| ) a post of yours about corn. If my fuzzy geography is right you have to plant not in allowance for cold, but monsoonal rain. There is a whole 'nother landrace of OP corn developed in China that is also a sweet corn described here (in USA) as 'glutinous'. It has some virtues that may lend itself to your Pacific-rim gardening adventure. Have fun !
