Ask-a-Dave's-Gardener: Best growing zone overall, 3 by Zen_Man

Zen_Man wrote:
Hello ViburnumValley,

\" I\'ve always believed that the zone range you describe - most of the mid Atlantic coast from New Jersey/Pennsylvania south to North Carolina - is quite the congenial growing region in eastern North America. \"

That\'s not my zone. I am in east central Kansas, which is fairly close to the geographic center of the nation. But I am here not because it is an optimal growing zone, but because I have family in this area. The original poster was asking \"... is there generally regarded a “best” or most prolific growing zone overall? \" I merely provided a link to a person who had picked a location based on it being a good growing zone.

\" Seems like a lot more effort than necessary to grow annual flowers. \"

Some people like to expend \"more effort\" than others. I grow zinnias as a hobby (they do OK here in Kansas, as do the native sunflowers) and I breed zinnias to get new forms. That is obviously \"more effort than necessary\", but I enjoy it, and I have had some success getting zinnias that you can\'t get from a commercial seed packet.

ZM