Have you ever wondered which plant hardiness or growing zone you live in? Or, how does this really affect you? Check out the post below!
You hear about plant hardiness and growing zones all the time! Why is this so important? Should you even care? The short answer: it’s very important and you should care.
These zones determine optimal growing conditions for your plants. If plants optimally grow in zone 6 and you live in zone 3, you might want to bypass that plant. Let’s dig in a little more!
This post is all bout plant hardiness and growing zone to grow the best plants and vegetables for your garden.
The Importance of Plant Hardiness Zones
Plant hardiness zones are a map for optimal growing conditions. It tells you your growing zone which lets you know which plants will thrive in your area. Those plants are known as native plants. Native plants occur naturally in your growing zone and evolve without any outside efforts.
So knowing your zone is important when planning your flower and vegetable gardens of any kind. No one wants to waste time and money growing something that does not thrive in their growing zone.
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What is my Plant Hardiness Zone?
You can find several plant hardiness and growing zone maps online. Most just require entering your zip code to find your zone. Some of the most popular sites are listed below:
What do I do with this information?
Now that you know your zone, you can figure out what to include in your flower and vegetable gardens or any plants for that matter! Now when you go to your nursery or local home improvement store, you will know which plants to look for based on your zone. Your zone will be obvious on the back of your plant care tag.
Other items you might want to pay attention to on the tag are:
- light requirements
- spacing
- depth
- foilage/blooms
- water requirements
Now that you know more about plant hardiness zones, let’s go shopping for some beautiful plants!
This post was all about plant hardiness and growing zone to help plan your garden space.
