Garden Weather

Your climate and weather can make a big difference in how well your plants do in your garden.  Check out these tools below for help. 

Know Your Zone

How well your plants perform depends in large part on your choosing the right plant for your climate and location. On its Plant Hardiness Zone Map, the U.S. Department of Agriculture has designated ten climate zones for the continental U.S. to guide us in our gardening efforts. The three zones in Florida are numbers eight through ten. Taking into account which zone you live in can make all the difference.

Be a Weather Watcher

Rain is irrigation, too. Use it to your advantage—it’s free!

• Don’t water your landscape if it’s rained in the past twenty-four hours
• If rain is forecast in the next forty-eight hours, hold off on irrigating
• Purchase a rain gauge to track how much rain your plants are getting
• Install a rain shut-off device to override your irrigation system when it’s raining

Georgia Automated Weather Network

Florida Automated Weather Network