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Planting in USA - Zone 5a regions

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Recent Comments

  • 07 Dec - Dot
    What is real spinarch, perpetual spinarch?
    in NZ Spinach
  • 07 Dec - Paula
    I have never chilled mine and they do okay. I don't know the type as I have as I started with grocery store bulbs, but I have read that soft neck varieties do better in warm climates.
    in Garlic
  • 07 Dec - Paula
    Lindsay, my parents grew it in either 9b or 10a under the shade of a citrus tree. It never got as spectacular as those grown in cooler climates but they did get some fresh stalks for about 5 years.
    in Rhubarb
  • 05 Dec - Tamra Stafford
    Our choko vine produces very well, but the majority of the chokos appear to be stung or dimpled. What is doing this, and can we stop it.
    in Choko/Chayote
  • 05 Dec - Harold J Roth
    What varieties of cucumbers do best in zone 10A
    in Cucumber
  • 05 Dec - Harold J Roth
    What varieties of carrots do best is zone 10A ?
    in Carrot
  • 05 Dec - Jennifer
    I am in southeastern coastal North Carolina and planted asparagus last Feb. They did awesome, and still are doing great, so I don’t know when to cut them back so they start growing next year. They...
    in Asparagus

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See planting calendar for these countries and climate zones

USA - Zone 2a,   USA - Zone 2b,   USA - Zone 3a,   USA - Zone 3b,   USA - Zone 4a,   USA - Zone 4b,   USA - Zone 5a,   USA - Zone 5b,   USA - Zone 6a,   USA - Zone 6b,   USA - Zone 7a,   USA - Zone 7b,   USA - Zone 8b,   USA - Zone 8a,   USA - Zone 9a,   USA - Zone 9b,   USA - Zone 10a,   USA - Zone 10b,   USA - Zone 11a,   USA - Zone 11b,   USA - Zone 12a,   USA - Zone 12b,   USA - Zone 13a,   USA - Zone 13b  

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