Hardiness zone guide

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USDA Hardiness Zone 4

-34.4 to -28.9 °C· -30 to -20 °F· Average annual minimum

Cold continental

Zone 4 has cold continental winters from −34 to −29 °C but a dependable summer. Most cool-season vegetables, many berries and hardy fruit trees like apples and plums thrive, especially with mulch to protect roots through winter.

What to grow in Zone 4

582 plants in our library are hardy in zone 4 — here are the standouts, with the full list below.

All plants for Zone 4

Tomato, Bell Pepper, Cucumber, Zucchini, Carrot, Lettuce, Spinach, Kale, Broccoli, Cabbage, Brussels Sprouts, Peas, Green Beans, Corn, Potato, Onion, Garlic, Radish, Beet, Asparagus, Leek, Turnip, Parsnip, Rhubarb, Cherry Tomato, Roma Tomato, Beefsteak Tomato, Heirloom Tomato, Grape Tomato, San Marzano Tomato, Jalapeno Pepper, Habanero Pepper, Cayenne Pepper, Serrano Pepper, Banana Pepper, Poblano Pepper, Thai Pepper, Anaheim Pepper, Shishito Pepper, Tomatillo, Ground Cherry, Bok Choy, Napa Cabbage, Red Cabbage, Savoy Cabbage, Chinese Broccoli, Broccolini, Collard Greens, Mustard Greens, Watercress, Arugula, Horseradish, Daikon Radish, Rutabaga, Romaine Lettuce, Butterhead Lettuce, Iceberg Lettuce, Oak Leaf Lettuce, Endive, Radicchio, Frisee, Mizuna, Tatsoi, Sorrel, Mache, Escarole, Nantes Carrot, Danvers Carrot, Chantenay Carrot, Golden Beet, Chioggia Beet, Black Radish, Watermelon Radish, French Breakfast Radish, Celeriac, Salsify, Scorzonera, Jerusalem Artichoke, Fava Beans, Edamame, Chickpea, Lentil, Black Bean, Kidney Bean, Navy Bean, Pinto Bean, Runner Bean, Snow Peas, Sugar Snap Peas, Pickling Cucumber, English Cucumber, Lemon Cucumber, Armenian Cucumber, Golden Zucchini, Yellow Squash, Acorn Squash, Spaghetti Squash, Delicata Squash, Hubbard Squash, Kabocha Squash, Patty Pan Squash, Sugar Baby Watermelon, Seedless Watermelon, Sugar Pumpkin, Giant Pumpkin, Jack-o-Lantern Pumpkin, Cherry Pepper, Hungarian Wax Pepper, Brandywine Tomato, Campari Tomato, Green Zebra Tomato, Indigo Rose Tomato, Kumato Tomato, Mortgage Lifter Tomato, Oxheart Tomato, Plum Tomato, Yellow Pear Tomato, Purple Cauliflower, Red Brussels Sprouts, Green Cauliflower, Kai-lan, Kalette, Giant Kohlrabi, Red Mizuna, Tokyo Turnip, Yu Choy, Red Amaranth, Baby Spinach, Butter Lettuce, Celtuce, Chrysanthemum Greens, Claytonia, Garden Cress, Dandelion Greens, Good King Henry, Komatsuna, Little Gem Lettuce, Lollo Rossa Lettuce, Miner's Lettuce, Red Giant Mustard, Orach, Baby Pak Choi, Pea Shoots, Wild Rocket, Salad Burnet, Shungiku, Ruby Swiss Chard, Winter Purslane, Detroit Dark Red Beet, Cylindra Beet, Cosmic Purple Carrot, Kuroda Carrot, Oxheart Carrot, Watermelon Radish, Lotus Root, Hollow Crown Parsnip, Cherry Belle Radish, Easter Egg Radish, American Purple Top Rutabaga, Black Salsify, Purple Top Turnip, Adzuki Bean, Cannellini Bean, Cranberry Bean, Eye of Goat Bean, Flageolet Bean, Garden Soybean, Crookneck Squash, Persian Cucumber, Gem Squash, Ghost Pumpkin, Red Kabocha Squash, Mini Watermelon, Musk Melon, Pie Pumpkin, Striped Zucchini, Cousa Squash, Turban Squash, White Pumpkin, Round Zucchini, Bunching Onion, Chinese Chives, Egyptian Walking Onion, Black Garlic, Green Garlic, Solo Garlic, Baby Leek, Torpedo Onion, Gold Pearl Onion, Potato Onion, Rocambole Garlic, French Shallot, Red Spring Onion, Tree Onion, Wild Garlic, Chinese Celery, Ostrich Fiddlehead Fern, Hop Shoots, Japanese Knotweed, Sea Asparagus, Sea Kale, Lily Stems, Cubanelle Pepper, Sun Gold Tomato, Mini Savoy Cabbage, Lamb's Lettuce, Land Cress, Japanese Daikon, Hamburg Parsley, Dragon Tongue Bean, Honeynut Squash, Tromboncino Squash, Ramp, Black Krim Tomato, Celebrity Tomato, Early Girl Tomato, Cherokee Purple Tomato, Pineapple Tomato, Principe Borghese Tomato, Costoluto Fiorentino Tomato, Striped German Tomato, Aunt Ruby's German Green Tomato, Super Sweet 100 Tomato, Basil, Thyme, Oregano, Mint, Cilantro, Parsley, Dill, Sage, Chives, Chamomile, Lemon Balm, Thai Basil, Purple Basil, Lemon Basil, Cinnamon Basil, Holy Basil, Genovese Basil, Creeping Thyme, Flat-Leaf Parsley, Curly Parsley, Bouquet Dill, Fernleaf Dill, Slow-Bolt Cilantro, Garlic Chives, Chervil, Shiso, Perilla, Summer Savory, Lovage, Angelica, Caraway, Coriander (Seed), Fenugreek, Hyssop, Echinacea, Valerian, Ginseng, Napoletano Basil, French Chervil, Siberian Chive, Calypso Cilantro, Leisure Coriander, Mammoth Dill, Bronze Fennel, Florence Fennel, Korean Garlic Chive, Horseradish, Garden Lovage, Chocolate Mint, Julep Mint, Pineapple Mint, Golden Oregano, Hot and Spicy Oregano, Hamburg Parsley, Moss Curled Parsley, Green Perilla, Berggarten Sage, Creeping Savory, French Sorrel, Red-Veined Sorrel, Sweet Cicely, Russian Tarragon, Caraway Thyme, English Thyme, Watercress, Sweet Woodruff, Agrimony, Angelica (Medicinal), Arnica, Astragalus, Black Cohosh, Bloodroot, Boneset, Burdock, Calamus, Cleavers, Coltsfoot, Cramp Bark, Dong Quai, Elecampane, Eyebright, Gentian, Gravel Root, Hawthorn, Horehound, Medicinal Hyssop, Lobelia, Meadowsweet, Motherwort, Mugwort, Stinging Nettle, Osha Root, Lance-Leaf Plantain, Self-Heal, Skullcap, Slippery Elm, Wood Betony, Anise Hyssop, Bergamot (Bee Balm), Catnip, Catmint, Clary Sage, Costmary, Eau de Cologne Mint, Nepeta, Scented Mayweed, Southernwood, Sweet Fern, Sweet Grass, Tansy, Wormwood, Anise, American Ginseng, Marshmallow Root, Schisandra, Spearmint, Strawberry, Blueberry, Raspberry, Blackberry, Apple (Dwarf), Pear (Dwarf), Cherry (Dwarf), Plum, Gooseberry, Currant, Alpine Strawberry, Everbearing Strawberry, Day-Neutral Strawberry, Highbush Blueberry, Lowbush Blueberry, Golden Raspberry, Black Raspberry, Heritage Raspberry, American Gooseberry, European Gooseberry, Black Currant, White Currant, Cranberry, Lingonberry, Elderberry, Mulberry, Honeyberry, Jostaberry, Serviceberry, Goji Berry, Aronia Chokeberry, Huckleberry, Damson Plum, Sweet Cherry, Sour Cherry, Manchurian Apricot, Concord Grape, Hardy Kiwi, Arctic Kiwi, Hops, American Persimmon, Gala Apple, Honeycrisp Apple, McIntosh Apple, Golden Delicious Apple, Red Delicious Apple, Crabapple, Bartlett Pear, Bosc Pear, Anjou Pear, Asian Pear, Comice Pear, Seckel Pear, Flowering Quince, Medlar, Hawthorn Berry, Rowan Berry, Thimbleberry, Wineberry, Cloudberry, Edible Barberry, Buffaloberry, Sea Buckthorn, Schisandra Berry, Ground Cherry, Juneberry, Morello Cherry, Pinot Noir Grape, Riesling Grape, Liberty Apple, Cortland Apple, Conference Pear, Dolgo Crabapple, Sunflower, Marigold, Rose, Peony, Tulip, Daffodil, Pansy, Aster, Coneflower, Black-eyed Susan, African Marigold, Signet Marigold, Larkspur, Bachelor's Button, Morning Glory (Annual), Daylily, Hosta, Garden Phlox, Delphinium, Foxglove, Hollyhock, Lupine, Perennial Dianthus, Bleeding Heart, Astilbe, Coral Bells, Sedum, Catmint, Russian Sage, Bee Balm, Wild Bergamot, Japanese Anemone, Hellebore, Primrose, Perennial Viola, Shasta Daisy, Blanket Flower, Perennial Salvia, Speedwell, Yarrow, Ox-Eye Daisy, Perennial Rudbeckia, Blazing Star, Bergenia, Lamb's Ear, Parrot Tulip, Fringed Tulip, Darwin Hybrid Tulip, Miniature Daffodil, Double Daffodil, Asiatic Lily, Oriental Lily, Trumpet Lily, Crocus, Hyacinth, Ornamental Allium, Grape Hyacinth, Ageratum, Annual Phlox, Annual Rudbeckia, Blue Bachelor's Button, Bells of Ireland, China Aster, Sulphur Cosmos, Globe Amaranth, Love-Lies-Bleeding, Mignonette, Painted Tongue, Annual Pincushion Flower, Poor Man's Orchid, Annual Scabiosa, Spider Flower, Sweet Sultan, Mexican Sunflower, Sea Thrift, False Indigo, Siberian Bugloss, Cupid's Dart, Turtlehead, Old-Fashioned Bleeding Heart, Barrenwort, Meadowsweet, Hardy Geranium, Japanese Anemone, Macedonian Scabious, Ligularia, Catmint, Evening Primrose, Beardtongue, Obedient Plant, Balloon Flower, Camassia, Glory-of-the-Snow, Autumn Crocus, Lily of the Valley, Winter Aconite, Giant Snowdrop, Summer Snowflake, Star of Bethlehem, Striped Squill, Siberian Squill, Ornamental Kiwi Vine, Chocolate Vine, Trumpet Vine, Coral Honeysuckle, Hardy Kiwi, Climbing Hydrangea, Boston Ivy, Virginia Creeper, Engelman's Ivy, Wild Blanket Flower, Butterfly Weed, Indian Blanket, Ironweed, Meadow Sage, Wild Bergamot, Common Evening Primrose, Queen Anne's Lace, Flowering Switchgrass, Wild Columbine, Celosia Flamingo Feather, Liatris Blazing Star, Oriental Lily, Coral Charm Peony, Golden Alexander, Apple Tree, Pear Tree, Cherry Tree, Plum Tree, Mulberry Tree, Medlar Tree, Quince Tree, Crabapple Tree, Walnut Tree, Chestnut Tree, Hazelnut Tree, Hickory Tree, Butternut Tree, Maple, Birch, Oak, Elm Tree, Beech Tree, Ash Tree, Willow Tree, Weeping Willow, Poplar Tree, Sycamore Tree, Tulip Tree, Hackberry Tree, Linden Tree, Catalpa Tree, Honey Locust, Bald Cypress, Ginkgo Tree, Red Maple, Silver Maple, Black Walnut Tree, Pine Tree, Spruce Tree, Fir Tree, Juniper Tree, Arborvitae, Hemlock Tree, Redbud Tree, Flowering Plum, Smoke Tree, Witch Hazel, Serviceberry Tree, Saskatoon Berry

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