Be sure to get details on your planting zones when choosing plants and ordering from gardening catalogs

There are quite a number of planting zones, each with different climates and planting dates. It pays to have an idea of the characteristics of your zone when planning your garden. This is especially important when you're ordering from gardening catalogs because the company could be halfway across the country, and not know exactly what your climate is like. By knowing your planting zones, you can be sure you order the right vegetables and plants from these gardening catalogs.

One of the factors of the different planting zones is the average date of last frost. This is important to know because some vegetables can be planted before that date and other shouldn't be. If you're growing onions, for example, they can withstand colder weather better than many others. Gardening catalogs and seed companies usually won't say specifically when a vegetable can be planted, but they will often tell you whether it can be before or after the frost date.

Information on planting zones will also tell you the average high and low temperature for your area, which can also be useful when ordering from gardening catalogs.

Details about different planting zones will also give you information such as average high and low temperature. This can be helpful when you are planning your garden. Gardening catalogs will usually give you information about what kind of climate a plant grows best in, so you can plan around your zone.

When you are seed starting is another time it's helpful to know a bit about your planting zones. If you're planting your seeds indoors or in a greenhouse with plans to transplant them once they are established, you need to know when to start the seeds. If you start them too early they will outgrow their smaller containers but if you start them too late, they won't be established by the time you want to transplant them. If you're growing vegetables from seeds, most gardening catalogs will tell you approximately how long it will take before they are ready to transplant.

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