What zone am I in???
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Comments (7)Thank you, I am in the San Gabriel Valley in southern california, and I consider our summers to be very hot, but not Las Vegas hot or Arizona hot :) The nights can cool down to 65-75 degrees on days that reach 90-100. Powdery mildew loves it here! I think that average temps fall in the mid 80's during our very long summer season, with the hottest part july-september and burning sun all day long from about 7am to about 6pm. In the winter, which lasts about a month, day temps can fall to 50's, night temps usually 40's, sometimes 30's. Other than 2006, I don't remember any other time we had 20's, but I guess it could happen again. Michaelg, I also thought that anything above 8 or even 7 is interchangeable when it comes to roses. However, are there roses that need winter chill to do well that I need to avoid?...See MoreWhat zone am I?
Comments (4)IMO, if you live in the Puget Sound basin or the areas immediately surrounding the Sound (between the Olympics and the Cascades) just forget about the Sunset zones :-) They are unnecessarily confusing since few plant tags ever refer to them and there is very little distinction in the overall growing climate in this area. Closer to the water will be milder and may have more beneficial microclimates and higher into the foothills will make the climate a slight bit more extreme but not enough to make a huge impact. So go with your USDA zone, which is 8. You are pretty safe selecting anything with a hardiness zone of 7 or below. Those plants listed with a hardiness zone of 8 may prove to be a bit marginal and how well they do may be more of a trial and error process until you get the feel for your specific garden conditions. However, you will read many posts by gardeners in this area that grow plants that are not supposed to be reliably hardy here but nonetheless thrive for years. FWIW, USDA zone 8 is considered to be a very mild climate zone and encompasses a huge range of plants - the vast majority of plants you will encounter at area nurseries will be more than suitable for growing in this area so you are not very limited by hardiness factors....See MoreWhat 'zone' am I in?
Comments (16)konatiki, You'll need to do some research on your own. Type in your address in Google Maps. Then compare your location to the Sunset or USDA zones map. Sunset maps are more detailed for Western states. You are likely Sunset zone 23 and a USDA zone 10a. Even that will not tell the whole story. Elevation, proximity to water, hills, predominant wind direction are all important. Also, some very tender plants may survive 10, maybe 20 years only to get zapped by a frost. So, it's hard to tell. Best way to tell is by looking for the most tender and mature 'indicator' plants in your area. Know what lows they can take and go from there. If you have EVER gotten a killing frost, you are not in USDA zone 11. If you have, you are likely in zone 10....See MoreWhat zone am I in?
Comments (8)Depending on what zone map you check, you are either in zone 8b or 9. All that reflects is average minimum winter temperatures, indicating any plants with a zone 9 designation or lower will be winter hardy for you. It really has nothing to do with how well fruit trees will perform as that depends on both chill hours and heat units. Different varieties of fruit trees are suitable to different locations/regions of the country based on the chill hours and heat units they require for good production. Your local extension service should be able to recommend suitable varieties for your specific locale. However, if periodic flooding as depicted in the photos is a routine occurrence, choice of suitable fruit trees is a bit moot.........I can't think of any that will tolerate that situation for any longer than a day or so at a time at most. And not recurring events either....See Moregardenluv
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