RE: Zones (was White Flower Farm)

Thanks for the info Kate!  If I planted according to "zone 5" (like
Sunset says I am), I'd probably not have many of the plants here that
thrive in this area. <smirk>  I thought of myself as a zone 8, simply by
going with what I see as markings on the seed packages, and folks on
this group who are in my area also... <grin> 


Thanks again!

neens

> -----Original Message-----
> From:	kvlykins@mail.atl.bellsouth.net
> [SMTP:kvlykins@mail.atl.bellsouth.net]
> Sent:	Wednesday, June 24, 1998 10:26 AM
> To:	perennials@mallorn.com
> Subject:	RE: Zones (was White Flower Farm)
> 
> > From:          Nina Beheim <NBeheim@multicare.com>
> 
> 
> > neens wrote:
> > 
> > (who's wondering why folks in my area quote zone 8 - as I do myself,
> and
> > my Sunset Garden books says I'm zone 5...)
> > 
> The U.S. Dept. of Agriculture divides the country into zones based on 
> average minimum winter temperatures and the USDA zones are the most 
> commonly used.   If a catalog or book lists a plant as being hardy to 
> zone 8, it means that the plant may be killed by cold weather in USDA 
> zones 7 and colder.   The USDA zones are subdivided into, for 
> example, 7a and 7b and you'll see that some catalogs/books use the 
> subdvisions but many don't.  You'll also note disagreements about 
> zones  You can find USDA zone maps in most catalogs, books, and on 
> the web -- just do a search.
> 
> The American Horticultural Society  (AHS) came out last 
> year with a new zone map based on average summer highs, which should 
> be very helpful once catalogs start including that info, since heat 
> also has adverse effects on  plants.  I think the only way you can 
> see AHS maps is by buying a map or a book -- there's a new book out 
> about the heat zones.
> 
> Sunset Garden zones are, of course, determined by the people at 
> Sunset Gardens and I tend to think of them as being "a Western thing" 
> so you'll have to tell me what they base them on.   I'm in north 
> Georgia, in the Appalachian piedmont, so what zone is that?
> 
> In any case, zones are useful guidelines but you have to take them 
> with a grain of salt.   Always remember that plants don't read.
> 
> Kate Lykins
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