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knotimpaired Vieques, PR(Zone 11) Sep 24, 2005

When you are in PlantFiles and find a plant that you have I understand by clicking on zip code that indicates it grows in your area. Specifically I took it to understand that by doing this it means that you personally have grown it. Is that the case?

I have been doing this adding photos showing my plants but now am beginning to wonder if by saying "area" it is just a general term meaning "I've seen it here".

Can anyone please advise?

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Terry Murfreesboro, TN(Zone 7a) Sep 24, 2005

Ummmm, yes.

Really - it's both. If you've successfully grown it, by all means add your ZIP code. If your neighbor grows it, you can add your ZIP code. If you spot it growing well in a nearby park, arboretum, or in the middle of a supermarket parking lot where you shop, add it ;o)

The reason for collecting ZIP codes is to provide gardeners with a ready reference of plants that grow well within a set radius of them. So it really doesn't matter if you grew it or not, but whether you *know* (through first-hand experience or observation) that it grows well in your corner of the world.

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knotimpaired Vieques, PR(Zone 11) Sep 24, 2005

Thanks Terry. You have answered my question.

One last question.

In order to show what plants I have grown, then that is what the journal is mainly used for?

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Terry Murfreesboro, TN(Zone 7a) Sep 24, 2005

Yes, the journal is for you to keep records of plants you are growing in your own garden.

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knotimpaired Vieques, PR(Zone 11) Sep 24, 2005

Thanks Terry

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