Your Questions About Gardening

GardenersCardiff answers:

Check here.

Http://www.sunset.com/sunset/garden/article/0,20633,845296,00.html#Anchor-ZONE-43793

GardenersCardiff answers:

A ‘zone’ is a number with the smaller numbers being more tropical (near or on the equator) and they get higher the farther north you go. These numbers are given when purchasing plants, to tell you whether the plant will grow well in the zone you live in. To find your gardening zone, you can do a search for your area, or the closest large city. Then do a second search to find the plants that will do well in your zone. There is another way to find out which plants will do well, though … Take a walk around your neighborhood and talk to the gardeners you’ll see … Because I have yet to meet a gardener who wouldn’t share everything they know with someone who is truly curious, and who wants to become a good gardener. I know … I am a long time gardener who now lives in a different state … I take walks, not look on the internet, because my neighbors are the best at what grows well here!

GardenersCardiff answers:

Apparently, due to the “warming trend” AKA global warming, the zones have been updated. You can find your precise gardening zone for heat tolerance at the American Horticulture Society website (http://www.ahs.org/publications/heat_zone_finder.htm) using your zip code. As well, the Colorado State University website contains some info as well (http://www.colostate.edu/Depts/CoopExt/4DMG/Garden/zones.htm). HGTV also has some information about this subject (http://www.hgtv.com/hgtv/gl_seasonal_zones/article/0,,HGTV_3631_1399487,00.html). Good luck!