One of the most important parts of gardening is knowing what you can actually grow in your garden and when to grow it. The unfortunate part about gardening is that we can’t plant everything we wish we could since each part of the world has different temperature ranges, different length of seasons, and different amounts of moisture. So let's break down how to figure out what plant hardiness zones are and when and what we can start growing based on that zone. We’ll also look at the discrepancies between what plant hardiness zone maps say and what reality actually tells us.