Why is it important to know your zone and frost dates: simple answer money! I am a frugal gardener and try to save money where I can. One way to throw money out is buying perennials that won’t survive in your zone. When buying perennials it is important to know your zone and the zone…
Tag: Zones
The Robotic Gardener
I have been a gardener for over 35 years and my style is “I know, therefore I do”. When writing blog posts trying to dissect the why of what I do can be challenging. I know what I’m doing, but trying to explain to someone why I’m doing it makes me do a lot of…
Know Your Zone
In Manitoba in winter time in Winnipeg they always tell people to know your zone or you’ll get towed. I’m not talking about those zones, but hardiness zones. In Canada there are 8 different climate zones with 0 being the coldest and zone 8 being the mildest. Manitoba zones are between 0 to 4. In…
