Beginner Gardening Questions: New to Dave's Garden and to gardening itself

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Author Content SunnyFlo Pétion-Ville Haiti (Zone 11) October 31, 2009 02:19 PM Post #7227592 Hi, I just registered to Dave's Garden, and I am new to everything! I just need some guidance, with these first two questions: 1. I am based in Haiti - in which zone should I place myself on this Americas' map - Tropical Zone 9 (a and/or b)? Is Florida part of this zone (so maybe Haiti could be considered to be in it, too)? 2. I am building my house and about to get into the garden organisation phase - I dream of growing grape, both as a decorative plant above a structure, and as a fruit to be enjoyed. But good quality (in terms of flesh and taste) grape roots are quite difficult to find in Haiti. So I came to the Net to search, and that is how I found Dave's Garden and decided to join. Maybe I can ask questions around and be advised... All suggestions, and/or more questions to help me be clearer, are welcome. Please be patient, I am willing to learn, and I would just like to try and prepare to create a garden for when I will finally move to my house (maybe next year)... Thank you. ecrane3 Dublin, CA (Zone 9a) October 31, 2009 04:24 PM Post #7227901 You're definitely warmer than zone 9a. Southern FL is zone 10b, so I imagine you'd either be in 10b or maybe even zone 11. For the grapes--here is a 2-part article on growing grapes in Florida. I suspect the challenges of growing grapes in Haiti will be similar so hopefully this will be helpful: http://www.quisqualis.com/tv02flagrape01.html http://www.quisqualis.com/tv03grapelon02.html themoonhowl Prairieville, LA (Zone 9a) October 31, 2009 04:37 PM Post #7227926 SunnyFlo, here is some info on grape growing in Haiti. http://www.aloha.com/~craven/Haitieg.html pastime Waterman, IL (Zone 5a) November 01, 2009 07:26 AM Post #7229451 Welcome to Dave's Garden. I don't know much about grape growing, but wanted to say welcome. SunnyFlo Pétion-Ville Haiti (Zone 11) November 03, 2009 01:49 PM Post #7237541 Dear ecrane3, themoonhowl and pastime, Thank you for your replies, suggestions and welcome wishes. This is a wealth of information, and I am going to read carefully and take advantage of this information. Now, help me again, where do I find information on the ZONES, so that I better understand what they mean and what they imply for me? This way, zone 9 b, 10 or 11 will really mean something. I am going to correct my page and update to zone 11, and then, when I have more information, update again. That should be fun... Actually, in Haiti, I live in the mountainside, I believe at least between 650 to 800 meters above sea level (I should check, but I don't think I am too far off the mark)... In our future garden, my husband and I have planted a few fruit trees, indigenous to the country; that is what has gotten me interested in gardening. We are in the beginning of everything, but I have decided that I am going to be curious, and learned from this experience, while having fun... I hope. Thank you again for your respective replies. That will help me, for sure. Have a nice day... themoonhowl Prairieville, LA (Zone 9a) November 03, 2009 05:04 PM Post #7238110 Sunnyflo, here is a map from Nat'l Arboretum http://www.usna.usda.gov/Hardzone/hrdzon3.html and this interactive link http://www.plantmaps.com/usda_hardiness_zone_map.php Perhaps these will help understand the cold hardiness part of zones. SunnyFlo Pétion-Ville Haiti (Zone 11) November 03, 2009 06:34 PM Post #7238437 Thanks, themoonhowl. I am going to look at these tonight. Things are looking a bit different now. Thanks a lot. themoonhowl Prairieville, LA (Zone 9a) November 04, 2009 10:00 AM Post #7240179 Too welcome, Sunny. Folks are around if ya need help. Moon

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