A Guide to Planting Zones

How do I know my planting zone?
What are the growing zones in Australia?
What are the growing zones in Ontario?
What are zones 9 11?
What is growing zone 6b?
When should you start planting garden?
What plants are good for Zone 4?
What zone is Melbourne for planting?
What climate zone is Gold Coast?
What zone is Mississauga for planting?
What zone is Canada in?
What zone is Oakville Ontario for planting?

How do I know my planting zone?

You can determine your gardening zone at the U.S. Dept. of Agriculture website. You can either enter your ZIP code or, for even more precision, use the interactive map to click down to within a half-mile of your home.

What are the growing zones in Australia?

Zone 1 covers the alpine areas of south eastern Australia. Zone 2 the tablelands of south east Queensland, New South Wales and Victoria, and the uplands of central Tasmania. Zone 3 includes much of the southern half of the continent, except for localities on or near the coast.

What are the growing zones in Ontario?

Ontario

	1961-1990 zone	1981-2010 hardiness index
Ameliasburg	5b	63
Amherstburg	6b	71
Angus	5a	57
Anten Mills	5a	58

What are zones 9 11?

USDA zones 9 to 11 are areas with lowest temperatures at 25 to 40 degrees F. (-3-4 C.). That means a freeze is rare and daytime temperatures are warm even in winter.

What is growing zone 6b?

Subset Zone Temperatures

Each gardening zone is divided into two subsets; zone 6 subsets are 6a and 6b. ... Zone 6: This zone has a minimum average of temperatures of -10° to 0°F. Zone 6a: This subzone has a minimum average temperature of -10° to -5° F. Zone 6b: This subzone has a minimum average temperature of -5° to 0°F.

When should you start planting garden?

If you're new to gardening, you may think the growing season doesn't begin until April or May. But that's not true — you can start planting seeds much earlier. In fact, you should! If you start the right crops now, you'll likely be harvesting your own fresh veggies by April or May.

What plants are good for Zone 4?

Asters, astilbe, bee balm, cannas, coneflowers, crocus, daffodils, delphiniums, hibiscus, hostas, hyacinths, irises, lilies, peonies, phlox, sedum, tulips, and yarrow are among the Zone 4 plants we recommend.

What zone is Melbourne for planting?

List of Hardiness Zones for Locations in Australia

Location	Hardiness Zone
Maroochydore	Zone 11a: 4.4°C to 7.2°C
Maryborough	Zone 10b: 1.7°C to 4.4°C
Melbourne	Zone 10b: 1.7°C to 4.4°C
Mildura	Zone 10b: 1.7°C to 4.4°C

What climate zone is Gold Coast?

The warm temperate zone includes inland Queensland, New South Wales tablelands, the coastal region south of Sydney and north to Coff's Harbour. In Western Australia it is approximately the coastline south of Exmouth to Geraldton and inland to Meekathara. Cool winters with light frost, usually non-existent on the coast.

What zone is Mississauga for planting?

For Mississauga, we are currently a 6a (there is also a 6b, in case you were wondering). 6a is a little colder than 6b but when you are picking most plants, you will simply pick by hardiness zone 6.

What zone is Canada in?

There are six time zones in Canada covering four and a half hours. From west to east these time zones are: Pacific, Mountain, Central, Eastern, Atlantic and Newfoundland.
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Time Zones in Canada.

Published Online	July 24, 2007
Last Edited	May 23, 2019

What zone is Oakville Ontario for planting?

Oakville is in plant hardiness Zone 6. This means you need to use plants that can survive a minimum temperature of -23°C.