🌱 Garden & Growing

Frost dates, planting times, and hardiness zones — decoded for real gardens.

• When to Plant Tomatoes: A Region-by-Region GuideTomatoes are warm-season plants that die in frost. Here is when to plant tomatoes based on your last frost date and soil temperature, with examples for warm and cold regions.
• First and Last Frost Dates, Explained (and How to Find Yours)Frost dates tell you your growing season. Here is what average first and last frost dates mean, why they are probabilities not guarantees, and how to find yours by ZIP.
• USDA Hardiness Zones: What Your Zone Actually MeansYour USDA hardiness zone is based on average winter lows and tells you which perennials survive your winters. Here is what it does and does not tell you about planting.