USA Hardiness Zone 6a

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USA Zone 6a

Extreme Minimum Temperate −26.1 to −23.3°C (−15 to −10°F)

Temperate Warm Summers and Cold Winters

Indicative Towns: St. Louis, Missouri; Lebanon, Pennsylvania

Zone 6 (a & b) includes most of the United States. It has a generally mild climate with average minimum winter temperature is between -10 to 0 degrees F. Winters are cold but summers are generally mild to hot with good rainfall and humidity. The last frost date is at the start of May and the first is at the start of November. This provides an extended growing season.

The extended growing season and hotter summers mean that most warm weather suited vegetables and herbs and be grown, though not generally warm enough for melons and watermelons. Vegetables that do well in Zone 6 include : Bush beans, Butter lettuce, Tomatoes, Longer season melons and Winter squash. The expanded list of herbs include: Coriander, Dill, Borage and Oregano.

Towns include:

Alexandria, Kentucky
Anderson, Indiana
Ann Arbor, Michigan
Ashland, Massachusetts
Athens, Ohio
Ballwin, Missouri
Bangor, Pennsylvania
Bellefontaine, Ohio
Bellingham, Massachusetts
Berea, Ohio
Berwyn, Illinois
Bloomfield Hills, Michigan
Boulder, Colorado
Bridgeport, Connecticut
Bristol, Connecticut
Brookfield, Connecticut
Bucyrus, Ohio
Buffalo, New York
Cicero, Illinois
Cincinnati, Ohio
Cleveland, Ohio
Colchester, Connecticut
Columbus, Ohio
Concord, Massachusetts
Connellsville, Pennsylvania
Cortland, Ohio
Coshocton, Ohio
Danville, Pennsylvania
Dayton, Ohio
Dayton, Ohio
Denver, Colorado
Dover, Ohio
Easthampton, Massachusetts
Ellwood City, Pennsylvania
Elyria, Ohio
Farmington, Michigan
Findlay, Ohio
Flint, Michigan
Fostoria, Ohio
Foxboro, Massachusetts
Fulton, Missouri
Golden, Colorado
Grand Rapids, Michigan
Greensburg, Pennsylvania
Grove City, Ohio
Hamilton, Ohio
Harrison, Ohio
Heath, Ohio
Hermitage, Pennsylvania
Hilliard, Ohio
Independence, Missouri
Jeannette, Pennsylvania
Kalamazoo, Michigan
Kansas City, Missouri
Kansas City, Kansas
Kittanning, Pennsylvania
La Grange, Kentucky
Lebanon, Pennsylvania
Lexington, Massachusetts
Lorain, Ohio
Loveland, Ohio
Lowell, Massachusetts
Macomb, Michigan
Marion, Indiana
Mason, Ohio
Massillon, Ohio
Medina, Ohio
Mount Morris, Michigan
Muncie, Indiana
Newark, Ohio
Oak Lawn, Illinois
Oak Park, Illinois
Olathe, KS
Overland Park, Kansas
Plainville, Connecticut
Portage, Michigan
Redford, Michigan
Rochester, New York
Saint Johns, Michigan
Saint Peters, Missouri
Scranton, Pennsylvania
South Bend, Indiana
Spencerport, New York
Springfield, Massachusetts
Springfield, Ohio
Springfield, Missouri
Springfield, Illinois
St. Louis, Missouri
Sterling Heights, Michigan
Sudbury, Massachusetts
Taylor, Michigan
Topeka, Kansas
Union, Kentucky
Waltham, Massachusetts
Wapakoneta, Ohio
Waterbury, Connecticut
West Bloomfield, Michigan
Westerville, Ohio
Westminster, Colorado
White Lake, Michigan
Wolcott, Connecticut
Youngstown, Ohio


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