Growing Evergreen Hardy White in Zone 6a

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✓ Well Suited for Zone 6a
Score: 100/100

🌡️ USDA Hardiness Zone 6a

Moderate Continental

USDA 2023 Verified
Growing Season
150-180 days
Winter Minimum
-10°F to -5°F
(-23.3°C to -20.6°C)
Last Spring Frost
April 25
50% probability
First Fall Frost
October 15
50% probability
AHS Heat Zone 4-7
15 to 30 heat days per yearLow to Moderate heat stress

Typical regions: Denver CO, Central Missouri, Southern Ohio, Coastal Maine

📊 Data Source:
USDA Plant Hardiness Zone Map 2023Frost dates from NOAA station USW00094728Last verified: 1/22/2026

Zone Compatibility Analysis

high confidence

Excellent match: 70 days to maturity with 110 days buffer in 180-day season.

Recommendation: Direct sowing and transplanting both viable. Excellent fit for this zone.

💾 Suitability computed by Solara Agricultural Intelligence Platform

📅 Zone 6a Planting Calendar for Evergreen Hardy White

Based on NOAA climate normals for Zone 6a. Dates show 50% probability (average year).

🌱 Start Seeds Indoors
March 12
✓ Database-computed optimal date
🪴 Transplant Outdoors
April 30
✓ Database-computed optimal date
🌾 Direct Sow (Alternative)
2 weeks after April 25
For warm-season crops
🥕 Expected Harvest
July 9
Complete before October 15

💡 Zone 6a Growing Tips

  • • Growing season: 150-180 frost-free days
  • • Excellent match for this zone - both direct sowing and transplanting work well
  • • Monitor soil temperature before transplanting (minimum 55-60°F for most crops)

⚠️ Zone 6a Challenges

⚠️Variable spring weather
⚠️Occasional late frosts
⚠️Summer heat

✅ Best Plants for Zone 6a

Full vegetable garden
Most tomatoes
Peppers
Wide variety of perennials

❄️ Winter in Zone 6a

Moderate winters with lows reaching -5°F to -10°F.

☀️ Summer in Zone 6a

Warm to hot summers with good growing conditions.

🔥 Heat Management for AHS Zone 4-7

This zone experiences 15 to 30 heat days per year with low to moderate heat stress.

🌡️Mulching
🌡️Consistent watering
🌡️Some afternoon shade for sensitive plants

Source: American Horticultural Society

📊 Evergreen Hardy White Quick Facts

Days to Maturity
60-80
Difficulty
intermediate
Season
summer
Type
OP

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