Planting Zones

Zone	Fahrenheit	Celsius
1	Below -50 F	Below -45.6 C
2a	-50 to -45 F	-42.8 to -45.5 C
2b	-45 to -40 F	-40.0 to -42.7 C
3a	-40 to -35 F	-37.3 to -39.9 C
3b	-35 to -30 F	-34.5 to -37.2 C
4a	-30 to -25 F	-31.7 to -34.4 C
4b	-25 to -20 F	-28.9 to -31.6 C
5a	-20 to -15 F	-26.2 to -28.8 C
5b	-15 to -10 F	-23.4 to -26.1 C
6a	-10 to -5 F	-20.6 to -23.3 C
6b	-5 to 0 F	-17.8 to -20.5 C
7a	0 to 5 F	-15.0 to -17.7 C
7b	5 to 10 F	-12.3 to -14.9 C
8a	10 to 15 F	-9.5 to -12.2 C
8b	15 to 20 F	-6.7 to -9.4 C
9a	20 to 25 F	-3.9 to -6.6 C
9b	25 to 30 F	-1.2 to -3.8 C
10a	30 to 35 F	1.6 to -1.1 C
10b	35 to 40 F	4.4 to 1.7 C
11	above 40 F	above 4.5 C

 

 

ZONE 1	BELOW -50F	Sow seed in early spring when soil can be worked
ZONE 2	-50F to -40F	Sow seed in early spring when soil can be worked
ZONE 3	-40F to -30F	Spring: April 15-June 15 -- Fall: August 15-October 1
ZONE 4	-30F to -20F	Spring: April 15-June 15 -- Fall: September 1-October 15
ZONE 5	-20F to -10F	Spring: April 15-June 15 -- Fall: September 1-October 15
ZONE 6	-10F to 0F	Spring: March 15-May 15 -- Fall: September 15-November 1
ZONE 7	0F to 10F	Spring: February 15-April 15 -- Fall: September 15-November 15
ZONE 8	10F to 20F	Spring: January 15-March 1 -- Fall: October 1-December 1
ZONE 9	20F to 30F	Spring: January 1-March 1 -- Fall: Ocober 1-December 1
ZONE 10	30F to 40F	Spring: January 1-March 1 -- Fall: Ocober 1-December 1
ZONE 11	ABOVE 40F	Spring: January 1-March 1 -- Fall: Ocober 1-December 1