Plants by Numbers

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Your zone is your number.

Tell us your number — the USDA plant hardiness zone — and we'll tell you exactly what to plant, when to start seeds, and when frost ends. Built on public data: USDA's 2023 zone map, NOAA's 1991–2020 freeze normals, and university extension tables.

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