"Andy Petro" wrote in message
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I wish that everyone writing to Rec.gardens would either specify the
climate zone or city they live in. I am in Toronto , Ontario, zone 5 and
just starting to see the odd minute tomato on the plants . It will be a
long time before i see any ripe ones. , but if i knew where you lived it
would be easier to accept . I also learned that the zones in Canada and
the Us are classified the same way. Where can i get information on this.

I used the info at http://www.veseys.com/sub.cfm?source=climate_map . The
info is broken down into areas, but I think (last I really looked) all the
info was there. It is a commercial site, btw, but it has some useful info
on it, too. You could also look on the USDA website for all the US zones,
and Agriculture and Agri-Foods Canada for the Canadian zones.

http://www.backyardgardener.com/zone/#usda has info on who came up with the
zones and what the criteria are.

rona (in 3a, I think--I'm in Winnipeg and have not seen any tomatoes on my
tomato plants. They're still alive, though, so that's a plus!)