April showers bring May flowers. Last year we planted our veggie garden a bit late and as result, because of the weather and perhaps poor garden management we did not get as big a crop as we thought. so this year, we are planting early to see if it makes a difference. This got me thinking about when do you plant each type of veggie. The answer, of course, depends on which Hardiness Zone you are living in.
Hardiness zones are based on the average annual extreme minimum temperature during a 30-year period in the past, not the lowest temperature that has ever occurred in the past or might occur in the future. Gardeners should keep that in mind when selecting plants, especially if they choose to "push" their hardiness zone by growing plants not rated for their zone.
For my American friends, If you aren’t sure what planting zone you are in the USDA has a great interactive map for you. And you can just put in your zip code and it will tell you exactly what planting zone you are in. In Canada and other countries, your Ministry of Agriculture should be able to provide you with the information you need. I live in a Zone called 8b so I need to look for plants that thrive between 15 and 20 degrees Celsius.
So a brief search of the Net I came up with the following visual Garden Org.
Here is another chart that I found that was also useful
Hardiness zones are based on the average annual extreme minimum temperature during a 30-year period in the past, not the lowest temperature that has ever occurred in the past or might occur in the future. Gardeners should keep that in mind when selecting plants, especially if they choose to "push" their hardiness zone by growing plants not rated for their zone.
For my American friends, If you aren’t sure what planting zone you are in the USDA has a great interactive map for you. And you can just put in your zip code and it will tell you exactly what planting zone you are in. In Canada and other countries, your Ministry of Agriculture should be able to provide you with the information you need. I live in a Zone called 8b so I need to look for plants that thrive between 15 and 20 degrees Celsius.
So a brief search of the Net I came up with the following visual Garden Org.
Here is another chart that I found that was also useful
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