Common questions
If you have one that isn't here, write back to any weekly email.
Answering "what should I plant this week?" doesn't need to cost anything, so it doesn't. No accounts, no ads, no upsells.
It's a sensible starting point, not a guarantee. The site uses your USDA zone and the average last/first frost dates for your area, then rounds to soft windows ("this week," "early June") rather than precise dates.
Your actual yard might run a week earlier or later depending on elevation, microclimate, and the weather any given year. Pay attention to your local conditions.
USDA Plant Hardiness Zones (2023 update), NOAA frost-date probabilities, and cooperative extension growing guides from NCSU, Cornell, and other land-grant universities.
Geo-IP location is imperfect — sometimes it places you in a different city. Tap "change" next to the location on the home page and enter your real ZIP code.
If your microclimate runs warmer or colder than the zone map (common in valleys, mountains, and coastal areas), you can override the zone in the same place.
One tap at the bottom of any weekly email. No "are you sure?" page, no survey.
Not yet. USDA zones cover the US (plus Puerto Rico). International support may come later.
Tell a friend who gardens, or write back to a weekly email with what crops you'd like to see covered.