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Post by daylilydude on Jun 3, 2016 5:05:36 GMT -5
I needed to discuss how to do this... just forgot. The reason for adding your zone is when adding new plants to your landscape it's necessary to determine the difference between which plants will thrive in your area and which plants may need to be treated as annuals. Information such as light requirements and soil conditions are also important factors, but hardiness is key when selecting plants. That's where a planting zone comes in handy. Now you can use this site to help find/get your zone: Planting Zone... thank you pepperhead212 . You can add this 2 ways... whichever is easier for you? 1- You can go into "edit profile" and click on the "Personal" tab, scroll towards the bottom and you will see an area to add your "zone"... while you're there you can also add your location if you wish... not your exact house no. just city and state will do. It's towards the top of that list marked " Location " 2- You can also just add it to your Signature area on there if that's the way you would rather have it... it's up to you.
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Post by spacecase0 on Jun 3, 2016 11:29:46 GMT -5
the entire zone idea fails to work with my area most of winter is just around freezing temps. at night just enough to kill off most vegetables, my last frost moves around by about 3 months from one year to the next frost tolerant things like turnips and beets can't grow in the winter due to lack of sunlight and low average temps. but trees like apples and pears that need a winter don't do well because a warm spell in the middle of winter will get them to set flowers and then kill them all off weeks later from more frost.
so depending on the plant, I have to use a number anywhere from zone 6 to 9, and even then it changes every year. when each plant gets it's own zone info yearly, why am I bothering with something that is suppose to apply to everything every year ? anyway, I just gave up on the zones entirely.
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Post by coppice on Jun 3, 2016 12:33:22 GMT -5
Having grown up on the tundra (zone 3, the great yellow bog in North East Kingdom VT) and having a frost free summer of 79-81 days. I had to lay on mulch only after soil had warmed.
So yes, and no, your USDA heartyness zone does give a first hint, but not a definetive answer to what'cha can garden.
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