What Gardening Zone Is Kamloops BC?

Kamloops has zones ranging from zone 3 at its highest levels to zone 6 at our valley bottom and within these areas you can also find micro climates where the zones can range again, many things can attribute to this like shading and sun exposure due to structures and existing vegetation like trees and shrubs.

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What growing zone is Kamloops British Columbia?

Location	Hardiness Zone
Kamloops	Zone 6a: -10°F to -5°F
Keithley Creek	Zone 4b: -25°F to -20°F

When should I plant my garden in Kamloops?

The basic rule of thumb for gardening in the Kamloops and Okanagan regions is that the May long weekend is generally safe for planting everything that wasn’t given an early start, ranging from carrot seeds to tomato plants.

What zone is Aberdeen Kamloops BC?

Zone 4. Kamloops areas classified as a Zone 4 are the lower portions of Barnhartvale and Aberdeen, Upper Sahali, Juniper, Dufferin, and some higher points of Westsyde.

What climate zone is Chilliwack?

	1961-1990 zone	1961-1990 hardiness index
Chemainus	8a	80
Cherryville	5b	56
Chetwynd	3a	34
Chilliwack	8a	84

When should I start seeds in Kamloops?

Now, for all the summer vegetables like beans, cowpeas, corn, squashes, pumpkins, cucumbers, watermelons, gourds and sunflowers, you should plant those seeds directly into the ground around May 1, or if your soil is still very cold, once the soil is near 60° F in temperature.

Where is Aberdeen BC?

Aberdeen is a neighbourhood in the southern area of Kamloops, British Columbia. It is bordered by Highway 5A (known as the Old Merritt highway) to the east and the Trans Canada Highway to the north.

How many climate zones are in BC?

British Columbia has some of the most diverse terrestrial ecosystems. There are fourteen different biogeoclimatic zones that support a variety of ecosystems. They support a wide variety of wildlife, vegetation and tree species. The different climatic regions in British Columbia can be extreme.