Gardening Tools & Guides
Real, location-specific garden planning: start with your ZIP for the official USDA zone and frost dates, then use the calendars and guides to plan your season.
📍 ZIP zone & frost lookup
Enter your ZIP for the USDA 2023 hardiness zone, last/first frost dates, and growing season — printable.
Look up my ZIP →📅 Planting calendar
State + crop → indoor start, sow, transplant, harvest dates and a printable month grid.
Open calendar →Plan by place
Featured ZIP pages
One local report per state capital — zone, frost dates, and calendar.
Example: 10001 →Yard rules & zoning
Planning a structure in the yard?
Fences, sheds, decks, pools and backyard cottages are governed by local zoning rather than by your planting zone. Enter your ZIP code for a printable checklist of the setbacks, permit thresholds and questions your city or county planning department will ask.
Water & compost
⛲ Rainwater harvesting
Size a rain barrel or cistern from roof area and rainfall, and calculate system payback.
Rainwater tools →🌱 Composting
Balance your pile by C:N ratio and measure the CO2e you avoid vs. landfilling.
Compost tools →Troubleshooting & varieties
🥀 Plant problems
131 plant × problem pages — symptoms, likely causes, fixes and prevention for 26 crops and ornamentals.
Diagnose a problem →🐛 Pests by host plant
52 pest × host combinations with host-specific signs and organic-first control.
Find pest control by host →🍅 Variety guides
198 cultivars across 13 crop kinds, with days to maturity, habit and minimum zone.
Browse varieties →All tools
Browse every interactive tool →
How ZoneFig sources its data
Every ZoneFig plan is built from published, location-specific references — not generic advice:
- Hardiness zones follow the USDA Plant Hardiness Zone Map (2023), the current official release, resolved by ZIP code.
- Frost dates & growing-season length use typical 30-year normals from NOAA and state cooperative extension services.
- Where a state spans many zones, we show the bracket and note the range rather than a single invented number.
- Local variation is real. Elevation, lakes, and urban heat can shift dates by weeks, so we always tell you to confirm with your county extension before committing expensive plantings.
Frequently asked questions
How accurate are ZoneFig frost dates?
They are typical 30-year normals from NOAA and state extension services — useful planning averages, not a guarantee for any single year. Microclimates, elevation, and urban heat can move your real dates by a week or more, so confirm with your county extension for high-value plantings.
Which hardiness zone map does ZoneFig use?
The USDA Plant Hardiness Zone Map (2023 edition), the current official release, mapped to your location by ZIP code.
Can I print my garden plan?
Yes. Every tool — zone lookup, planting calendar, lawn care, pest treatment, watering and fertilizer — produces a printable output you can take to the garden center or tack to the fridge.
Do I need an account?
No. ZoneFig runs in your browser, needs no sign-up, and does not track you.