SOURCE: http://atlas.agr.gc.ca/agmaf/index_eng.html

The Ontario Ministry of Agriculture and Food has a Crop Selection Tool that can be adapted for Nova Scotia by first determining your hardiness zone (for perennials) or frost-free days (for annuals) at the links below.

Crop Selection Tool:http://www.omafra.gov.on.ca/CropOp/en/crop_selection_tool.html

1. Choose annual or perennial crop

2a. Select hardiness zone (for perennial): See: http://atlas.agr.gc.ca/agmaf/index_eng.html

0-3 purple4 lt. blue5 yellow6 gold

2b. Select frost-free days zone (for annual)F,G,H (<120) greenZone D, E (120-145) purpleZone A,B,C (145+) yellow

See: http://geogratis.gc.ca/api/en/nrcan-rncan/ess-sst/06e57002-0e06-53d0-be90-639df73a0d39.html (PDF at bottom of page)

3. Select soil type:sandy/sandy loamsilt/loamclay/clay loammuck/organic

SOURCE: http://geogratis.gc.ca/api/

Frost-free Days

Hardiness Zone