{"id":28600,"date":"2024-10-14T02:31:59","date_gmt":"2024-10-14T02:31:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lawnlove.com\/blog\/?p=28600"},"modified":"2024-11-16T05:24:08","modified_gmt":"2024-11-16T05:24:08","slug":"north-jersey-planting-zones","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lawnlove.com\/blog\/north-jersey-planting-zones\/","title":{"rendered":"North Jersey Planting Zones"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">North Jersey\u2019s planting zones range from 6b to 7b. That means that the lowest annual temperatures are between -5 and 10 degrees Fahrenheit. The coldest counties are Sussex, Warren, Morris, and western Passaic. On the other hand, the east coast is warmer.<\/p>    <p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Knowing your planting zones, also known as hardiness zones, helps you understand which grass and plants thrive in your area. Pick the wrong grass and plants, and they\u2019ll wither.<\/p>    <figure class=\"wp-block-image aligncenter size-large\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"791\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/lawnlove.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/NJ150_HS-791x1024.jpg\" alt=\"USDA 2023 New Jersey Plant Hardiness Zone Map\" class=\"wp-image-28607\" srcset=\"https:\/\/lawnlove.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/NJ150_HS-791x1024.jpg 791w, https:\/\/lawnlove.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/NJ150_HS-232x300.jpg 232w, https:\/\/lawnlove.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/NJ150_HS-768x994.jpg 768w, https:\/\/lawnlove.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/NJ150_HS-610x789.jpg 610w, https:\/\/lawnlove.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/NJ150_HS.jpg 800w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 791px) 100vw, 791px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\"><a href=\"https:\/\/phzm-prod.ars.usda.gov\/system\/files\/NJ150_HS.png\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">US Department of Agriculture<\/a><\/figcaption><\/figure>   <div class=\"wp-block-ub-table-of-contents-block ub_table-of-contents\" id=\"ub_table-of-contents-931f415f-2b39-4cea-a1dc-0af3ac6bacd7\" data-linktodivider=\"false\" data-showtext=\"show\" data-hidetext=\"hide\" data-scrolltype=\"auto\" data-enablesmoothscroll=\"false\" data-initiallyhideonmobile=\"false\" data-initiallyshow=\"true\"><div class=\"ub_table-of-contents-header-container\" style=\"\"> \t\t\t<div class=\"ub_table-of-contents-header\" style=\"text-align: left; \"> \t\t\t\t<div class=\"ub_table-of-contents-title\" style=\"\">In this article:<\/div> \t\t\t\t \t\t\t<\/div> \t\t<\/div><div class=\"ub_table-of-contents-extra-container\" style=\"\"> \t\t\t<div class=\"ub_table-of-contents-container ub_table-of-contents-1-column\"> \t\t\t\t<ul style=\"\"><li style=\"\"><a href=\"https:\/\/lawnlove.com\/blog\/north-jersey-planting-zones\/#0-hardiness-zone-6b-most-of-north-jersey\" style=\"\">Hardiness zone 6b: Most of north Jersey<\/a><\/li><li style=\"\"><a href=\"https:\/\/lawnlove.com\/blog\/north-jersey-planting-zones\/#1-hardiness-zone-7a-northeastern-jersey\" style=\"\">Hardiness zone 7a: Northeastern Jersey<\/a><\/li><li style=\"\"><a href=\"https:\/\/lawnlove.com\/blog\/north-jersey-planting-zones\/#2-hardiness-zone-7b-a-pocket-on-the-northeast-coast\" style=\"\">Hardiness zone 7b: A pocket on the northeast coast<\/a><\/li><li style=\"\"><a href=\"https:\/\/lawnlove.com\/blog\/north-jersey-planting-zones\/#3-other-nj-hardiness-zones\" style=\"\">Other NJ hardiness zones<\/a><\/li><li style=\"\"><a href=\"https:\/\/lawnlove.com\/blog\/north-jersey-planting-zones\/#4-trust-the-pros\" style=\"\">Trust the pros<\/a><\/li><\/ul> \t\t\t<\/div> \t\t<\/div><\/div>   <h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"0-hardiness-zone-6b-most-of-north-jersey\"><span id=\"hardiness-zone-6b-most-of-north-jersey\">Hardiness zone 6b: Most of north Jersey<\/span><\/h2>    <p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Most of North Jersey, especially the northwest, falls into hardiness zone 6b. That means the lowest annual temperature goes down to -0 to -5 degrees Fahrenheit. This includes:<\/p>    <figure class=\"wp-block-table is-style-stripes\"><table><tbody><tr><td><strong>County<\/strong><\/td><td><strong>Where<\/strong><\/td><td><strong>Examples of cities or towns<\/strong><\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Bergen<\/td><td>A small part of the west<\/td><td>Parts of Mahwah and Oakland<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Morris<\/td><td>The west<\/td><td>Rockaway, Wharton, Chester<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Passaic<\/td><td>Much of the county<\/td><td>West Milford, Macopin<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Sussex<\/td><td>The entire county<\/td><td>Wantage, Branchville, Andover Township<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Warren<\/td><td>Most of the county except the south<\/td><td>Blairstown, Hackettstown, Washington<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>    <p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Not sure what hardiness zones are and why you should know yours? Check out our article, <a href=\"https:\/\/lawnlove.com\/blog\/plant-hardiness-zones-and-your-yard\/\">\u201dHow to Use the Plant Hardiness Zone Map in Your Yard.\u201d<\/a><\/p>    <h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"1-hardiness-zone-7a-northeastern-jersey\"><span id=\"hardiness-zone-7a-northeastern-jersey\">Hardiness zone 7a: Northeastern Jersey<\/span><\/h2>    <p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">As you look east, North Jersey begins to transition into hardiness zone 7a. The lowest annual temperature here is 0 to 5 degrees Fahrenheit. That includes:<\/p>    <figure class=\"wp-block-table is-style-stripes\"><table><tbody><tr><td><strong>County<\/strong><\/td><td><strong>Where<\/strong><\/td><td><strong>Examples of cities or towns<\/strong><\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Bergen<\/td><td>Most of the county, except a small part of the west<\/td><td>North Arlington, Alpine, Waldwick<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Essex<\/td><td>Most of the county, except the east<\/td><td>Fairfield, Millburn, West Orange<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>    <h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"2-hardiness-zone-7b-a-pocket-on-the-northeast-coast\"><span id=\"hardiness-zone-7b-a-pocket-on-the-northeast-coast\">Hardiness zone 7b: A pocket on the northeast coast<\/span><\/h2>    <p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Only a small part of eastern North Jersey is in hardiness zone 7b. That includes the east of Essex; cities like Newark, and the townships of Belleville and Nutley. It also includes all of&nbsp; Hudson County. The annual temperatures here don\u2019t go below 5 to 10 degrees Fahrenheit.<\/p>    <figure class=\"wp-block-table is-style-stripes\"><table><tbody><tr><td><strong>County<\/strong><\/td><td><strong>Where<\/strong><\/td><td><strong>Examples of cities or towns<\/strong><\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Essex<\/td><td>The east<\/td><td>Newark, Belleville, Nutley<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Hudson<\/td><td>The entire county<\/td><td>Hoboken, Bayonne<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Passaic<\/td><td>A small part in the west<\/td><td>Clifton<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>    <p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Let a pro take care of your Newark lawn. <a href=\"https:\/\/lawnlove.com\/new-jersey\/newark-lawn-care#\"><strong>Get an instant quote.<\/strong><\/a><\/p>    <h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"3-other-nj-hardiness-zones\"><span id=\"other-nj-hardiness-zones\">Other NJ hardiness zones<\/span><\/h2>    <p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The rest of New Jersey has hardiness zones ranging from 6b to 8a. Read about them in our article New Jersey planting zones. Make sure you also find out which grasses to plant and when to plant them.<\/p>    <h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"4-trust-the-pros\"><span id=\"trust-the-pros\">Trust the pros<\/span><\/h2>    <p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The wrong choice of grass and plants can turn your yard upside down. Our pros already know which grasses and plants thrive in your area. <a href=\"https:\/\/lawnlove.com\/new-jersey\"><strong>Get an instant quote<\/strong><\/a>.<\/p>    <p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Main Photo Credit: <a href=\"https:\/\/stock.adobe.com\/images\/aerial-of-east-orange-new-jersey\/446354709?asset_id=446354709\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Jin<\/a> | Adobe Stock Free | <a href=\"https:\/\/stock.adobe.com\/license-terms\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">License<\/a><\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>North Jersey\u2019s planting zones range from 6b in most of north Jersey to 7a and 7b throughout the middle to lower region.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":95,"featured_media":28611,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"_et_pb_use_builder":"off","_et_pb_old_content":"","_et_gb_content_width":"","fifu_image_url":"","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[194],"tags":[544],"class_list":["post-28600","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-new-jersey","tag-lawn-care-nj"],"acf":[],"featured_image_src":"https:\/\/lawnlove.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/AdobeStock_446354709-1.jpeg","author_info":{"display_name":"Judith van der Weij","author_link":"https:\/\/lawnlove.com\/blog\/author\/judith-gallova\/"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/lawnlove.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/28600","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/lawnlove.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/lawnlove.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lawnlove.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/95"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lawnlove.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=28600"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/lawnlove.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/28600\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lawnlove.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/28611"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/lawnlove.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=28600"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lawnlove.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=28600"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lawnlove.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=28600"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}