Where to PlantGrowing Guides
Zone-specific planting advice and research-backed plant guides — everything synthesized from university extension research and real growing results.
USDA Zone Guides
About USDA zones →Every zone has a different climate, frost window, and plant palette. Find yours to see what grows well, what struggles, and when to plant.
Zone 3-40 to -30°FVery cold winters, short growing season
Zone 4-30 to -20°FCold winters, moderate growing season
Zone 5-20 to -10°FCold winters, good growing season
Zone 6-10 to 0°FModerate winters, long growing season
Zone 70 to 10°FMild winters, long warm season
Zone 810 to 20°FWarm, occasional light frost
Zone 920 to 30°FHot summers, mild winters
Zone 1030 to 40°FTropical/subtropical, frost-free
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Featured Plant Guides
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Tomatoes
The #1 mistake is not the variety — it is the water.
Hydrangeas
Pruning at the wrong time costs you a full year of blooms.
Lavender
It has one rule you cannot break: drainage.
Blueberries
Most bushes die within two years. The fix is soil pH.
Roses
They are not hard. You just have to choose the right one.
Sunflowers
The easiest flower you can grow — if you skip the nitrogen.
