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2b Planting calendar for zone 2b

USDA hardiness zone 2b: average annual extreme minimum -45°F to -40°F. 17 US ZIP codes fall in this zone.

A year-round growing season

Zone 2b (average annual extreme -45°F to -40°F) rarely sees a true freeze, so spring/fall frost anchoring doesn't apply. Planting here follows heat, not frost — plant cool-season crops in fall through winter, warm-season crops in spring. Detailed month calendars for no-freeze zones ship in the next update; meanwhile see the month pages.