Re: Zones

[Rona Yuthasastrakosol]

I wish that everyone writing to Rec.gardens would either specify the

> climate zone or city they live in. I am in Toronto , Ontario, zone 5 and > just starting to see the odd minute tomato on the plants . It will be a > long time before i see any ripe ones. , but if i knew where you lived it > would be easier to accept . I also learned that the zones in Canada and > the Us are classified the same way. Where can i get information on this.

I used the info at

. The info is broken down into areas, but I think (last I really looked) all the info was there. It is a commercial site, btw, but it has some useful info on it, too. You could also look on the USDA website for all the US zones, and Agriculture and Agri-Foods Canada for the Canadian zones.

has info on who came up with the zones and what the criteria are.

rona (in 3a, I think--I'm in Winnipeg and have not seen any tomatoes on my tomato plants. They're still alive, though, so that's a plus!)

[Jim Carter]

On Sat, 05 Jul 2003 22:47:37 -0400, Andy Petro wrote in rec.gardens.edible:

These are known as Plant Hardiness Zones. The Canadian zones can be found at

and are assigned by Agriculture Canada. Click on the map a few times to zoom in to your area. The American zones were developed by The United States Department of Agriculture and includes part of Canada. I believe their site is at

, but it is down at this moment (score

one for the Canucks) so I cannot confirm it.

-- Gardening Zones Canada Zone 5a United States Zone 3a Near Ottawa, Ontario

[Ross Reid]

AFAIK, the two classification systems are slightly different. I'm just an hour's drive West of Toronto, in Canadian Zone 5b but, using USDA zones I'm in Zone 3. Here's AgCanada's site:

is interactive and you are able to zoom in almost close enough to see your own garden ;-). Ross, Ontario, Canada. New AgCanada Zone 5b

43º19' North 80º16' West