But that difference in potential colonization is pretty much the cool down period. After that, any exposure potentially results in colonization. It may start off as a blank slate but it doesn't even have to cool to room temperature to start growth. Food canning is a great example.
Always looking for interesting plants for pollinators and food! Bonus points for highly, and pleasantly scented plants.
"Si hortum in bibliotheca habes, nihil deerit." [“If you have a garden and a library, you have everything you need.”] -- Marcus Tullius Cicero in Ad Familiares IX, 4, to Varro. 46 BCE
