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Jun 15, 2016 7:44 PM CST
Name: Rick Corey
Everett WA 98204 (Zone 8a)
Sunset Zone 5. Koppen Csb. Eco 2f
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Hi Debbie, and welcome to NGA!

This says "10b, maybe 10a" and did not show any Zone 8.
http://www.plantmaps.com/inter...

Are there mountains nearby? Elevation can make it much colder within the same ZIP code.
Usually, the closer to the water, the warmer, but that map did not show it getting MUCH colder anywhere near Oxnard.

I agree with Framer Dill. The USDA hardiness zone only says how cold it is likely to get in an average winter, perhaps only briefly.

Normally I would say to look at your first and last average frost dates ... but Zone 10b won't HAVE any frost in an average winter!

Maybe check out this site's "planting calendar". I don;t know how accurate it is in the absence of frost dates, but maybe it can handle that case! It used to be in the far-left blue menu bar, under "Goodies".

I see Dave changed the name to "other tools": http://garden.org/apps/calenda...

Sorry! It says:

"You appear to be in an environment where frosts aren't an issue for you, so we can't properly advise you on planting dates. For advice on gardening in the frost-free areas of the world, we would advise to peruse our veggie-related discussion forum."

I might add, "or check out the PNW and CA forums".
http://garden.org/forums/view/...
http://garden.org/forums/view/...

One generic answer to unusual local conditions is to ask your local "co-op" or "ag extension" service, usually run by a local University. (Or a Master Gardener's group).

( top-level search: https://nifa.usda.gov/partners... )
whole site: http://ucanr.edu/

Gardening: http://ucanr.edu/Gardening/

Garden Q&A: http://cagardenweb.ucanr.edu/

??: http://cagardenweb.ucanr.edu/G...

Master Gardeners of CA: http://mg.ucanr.edu/

Y'know, after scanning their site for 5-10 minutes, I have yet to find anything I wanted to read or save!
I hope you have better luck with them.

Maybe you look through the lists of publications to find a planting calendar.

Or call the master gardeners and ask the same question. But unless they point you to more documents, it would help to go to them with a list of 3-10 things you would LIKE to grow, and they can tell you easy/hard/why, and hopefully "when".

Good luck! And if you find a good resource, I would urge you to go to one of the related forums, and tell people there about it. Many would appreciate that, and the rest might argue with its conclusions! (Or politely suggest alternative interpretations).

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