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RE: Frost-Free Date Info Needed

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Doreen,

I totally understand your frustration! I moved up to Chicago from Austin
about 4 years ago. It's a huge change to make, what with the difference in
temp and growing season. I've found a couple of good sites on Illinois
gardening:

http://garden-gate.prairienet.org/gardill.htm
http://www.urbanext.uiuc.edu/hort/index.html

Are you considered to be in zone 5 or 6? Here's a good guide to gardening
stuff by zone:
http://www.gardentown.com/chat/faq.html

Good luck!

Sara
zone 5, in the heart of Chicago


-----Original Message-----
From: Doreen Howard [d*@fgi.net]
Sent: Monday, January 25, 1999 8:40 PM
To: sqft@listbot.com
Subject: Frost-Free Date Info Needed


Square Foot Gardening List - http://www.flinet.com/~gallus/sqft.html

Is there any website that lists the average date of a last frost in various
regions of the country?  The reason I ask is that I've moved from Texas to
Illinois and find it is impossible to get a straight answer on the
frost-free date.  I even went to the Illinois Cooperative Extension Service
Office today and asked.  The answer they gave was---"In southern Illinois
it's April 5, and in Chicago it's about the end of April."  I live 200 miles
south of Chicago and about 140 miles north of the south state border.  I've
asked local gardeners, and their answers are very inconsistant--from April
15 to May 15th!!  I need some precision!!  Also, does anyone in Illinois
have an Internet source for gardening info?  The U. of Ill sites are
terrible--all gene-altering and Bt corn agriculture info and nothing on home
gardens.  I'm desperate!  The Aggie-Hort site in Texas spoiled me.
Doreen Howard,
in Zone 5b, where I wish it were Spring!!


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