{"id":760,"date":"2022-05-14T12:29:09","date_gmt":"2022-05-14T12:29:09","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/totalescape.com\/journey\/?p=760"},"modified":"2022-10-05T20:50:37","modified_gmt":"2022-10-05T20:50:37","slug":"california-hardiness-zones","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/totalescape.com\/journey\/california-hardiness-zones\/","title":{"rendered":"California Hardiness Zones"},"content":{"rendered":"

Growing Food in California<\/h3>\n

USDA Hardiness Zone Map<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n

Gardening in California is best when understanding the terrain and plant hardiness zones.\u00a0This map shows what to expect in which areas, on heat and freezing temperatures.<\/p>\n

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Scroll down the page for larger maps for <\/span>
\nSouthern California and Northern California\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

List of Rural Counties of California<\/a><\/span><\/h2>\n

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Bread Basket Bonanza<\/h3>\n

California is often called the “bread basket of the world”, since we grow so many foods for export here. California produces almost all of the country’s almonds, apricots, dates, figs, kiwi fruit, nectarines, olives, pistachios, prunes, and walnuts. It leads in production of avocados, grapes, lemons, melons, peaches, plums, and strawberries.<\/p>\n

In the list below, we try to break down where certain foods grow well and in which regions.<\/p>\n