The Planting Zone Guide: What to Grow and When to Plant.

Your zone tells you when frost arrives and leaves, what grows reliably, and how long your season actually runs. This free guide covers all 12 USDA hardiness zones — frost dates, crop lists, soil truths, and the insider knowledge most gardeners learn the hard way.

Know Your Zone. Grow With Confidence.

Find your zone and understand what it actually means.

The USDA map explained in plain language: what your zone number tells you and why it’s the starting point for every garden decision.

Know exactly when to plant and when to stop.

Last spring frost, first fall frost, and frost-free days for every zone: so you’re never guessing at the nursery.

A crop-by-crop guide to what thrives where you live.

Reliable producers, summer sprints, fall extenders, and the zone secret experienced gardeners already know.

What your zone means for your soil.

How cold, heat, and season length affect what your soil needs: and when to amend, refresh, or replace it.

Go further than the zone map.

Every garden has warm spots and cold spots. Learn to find yours and use them to extend your season by weeks.

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Here’s What’s Inside the Guide.

The USDA Hardiness Zone map explained in plain language
Last spring frost and first fall frost dates for all 12 zones
What to grow in your zone: reliable crops, summer options, and fall extenders
Zone-specific soil truths: when to amend, refresh, or replace
A Golden Rule and insider secret for every zone

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Your Zone Is the Starting Point. Everything Else Follows.

The guide is free. Your frost dates are in it. The rest is just deciding when to start.