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Sunday, December 22, 2013
2014 Planting Guide: USDA Plant Hardiness Map
In the next few days I'm going to share more planting info. It is difficult to share state-specific planting info since it would take me over a month to compile and post all of the info. So I've decided to make it simple and share by region.
The USDA Plant Hardiness map is a great place to start.
I'm sharing several variations...
Another great resource (and simpler map) is from Mother Earth News:
This is the map I have used in the past and it's fantastic. It does not include Hawaii and Alaska which have completely different state-specific planting guidelines. Hawaii is tropical and Alaska has a very short growing season.
Thank you so much for this info! I live at 6200', in Colorado Springs, and it looks like I'm zone 5. Now I know what to plant. I'm mostly into flowers, all I have is a cement back porch, so I just garden in containers. But I'd like to plant 2-3 perennials, so it helps to know what zone I'm in so I don't kill 'em! And it helps me know when to plant in the Spring, so I don't get an unexpected freeze and all my babies die. Although you never know in Colorado! But this info helps immensely. Thanks!
Thanks for sharing this info. I'm staying tuned because I'd love to start my first spring garden in 2014. :-)
ReplyDeleteThank you so much for this info! I live at 6200', in Colorado Springs, and it looks like I'm zone 5. Now I know what to plant. I'm mostly into flowers, all I have is a cement back porch, so I just garden in containers. But I'd like to plant 2-3 perennials, so it helps to know what zone I'm in so I don't kill 'em! And it helps me know when to plant in the Spring, so I don't get an unexpected freeze and all my babies die. Although you never know in Colorado! But this info helps immensely. Thanks!
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