I had a look in the other regional chats and the ‘Great White North’ seems to be for very cold places (Zones 2/3/4) including Alaska, so I thought I’d put something together for those of us in Canada east of Ontario. I think a thread specific to Eastern Canada will be useful for tips on what grows well in our region, where to get it in Canada, and scionwood/seed trades.
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@moose71 @Shabou @gdostie-montreal @jessica4b @hungryfrozencanuck4b here is a new chat for you folks! Please @ mention anyone I left off, I just looked at the map.
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steveb4. 
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where are you located? im across the St. John river from Edmunston, N.B.
you’re way out there. surprised at your growing zone. must be a pretty short summer there? my stepsons in Halifax. we were talking of going to visit your province maybe next summer. it’s been on my bucket list for years.
Or maybe you’re just way in there? 
Certain areas of the province (Burin Peninsula) are close to 6b these days. My area is 5b some years, 6a most years. We get about 150ish frost-free days depending on the year, which is fine for most things in my experience, but starting seeds indoors/in a greenhouse is a common strategy.
Newfoundland and Labrador is my favourite place in the world, take a trip out here if you can. Feel free to message me for tourism ideas if you’d like, I’ve got some experience in that area.
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My in-laws live in what I think of as eastern Canada (mostly for summer months, they flee to Florida when it’s cold), but I guess the SE corner of Ontario would technically put them in the Ontario regional chat rather than this one. They have been planting more fruit trees recently so I’ll probably keep an ear to this thread since their climate is closer to this group than most of Ontario.
I’m curious whether most Canadians use the Canadian version of hardiness zones or just the USDA one? Both are published here:
Here’s a comparison of the two for eastern Canada. First, the USDA method:
Then the Canadian one (that includes many other factors besides 30 year average annual minimum temperature):
Clearly there’s a lot of similarity but also some big differences, especially in the colder spots.
@swincher Thanks for posting the charts, very helpful!
Feel free to chime in on the thread. Despite the fact that there is a dedicated Ontario thread, I don’t think there would be a problem with Ontario participation here, as long as it doesn’t get overrun with Ontario-related discussion (Most discussions of Canada are already dominated by Ontario and a smattering of BC haha).
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love to do some fishing there. seen some pics of huge brookies coming out of labrador. i definitely give you a yell when we plan to go. talked to a older lady at a restaurant in N.S . she was from N.L originally. definitely a different accent than N.S.