About ZonePlant

ZonePlant is a zone-aware gardening reference. Every recommendation is grounded in the visitor's USDA hardiness zone, not generic advice that ignores where you actually live. The site organizes planting calendars, frost dates, pest and disease pressure, grafting compatibility, and companion planting around the zones that determine what will actually thrive on your property.

How the content is built

Crop, zone, and grafting data on ZonePlant comes from public sources: USDA, NOAA Climate Normals, university extension publications (Cornell, UC Davis, WSU, NC State), and CC-licensed plant taxonomy databases. Sources are cited on each page where specific data is referenced.

Page prose is generated programmatically from structured data and reviewed against the same citations. The data underlying each page is unique, which is what makes the recommendations useful. Templates that only swap crop names without changing the underlying guidance are not the goal.

Editorial principles

• If a recommendation depends on a specific number (chill hours, frost date, disease incidence), cite the source.
• Prefer disease-resistant varieties and IPM approaches. Spray programs are noted but not the default.
• Acknowledge uncertainty. Regional variation matters and a published number is rarely the whole story.
• Keep the voice practical, experienced, and skeptical of conventional wisdom that has not been verified.

Contact

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