What Grows in Dellroy, Ohio

USDA Zones 6b · 115 acres

Dellroy, Ohio, sits in USDA hardiness zone 6b — a band that supports both cool-season staples and warm-season crops chosen to fit the local frost window.

These conditions suit cabbage, hazelnut, lavender, and collard greens — a starting list any specific site will trim or extend with its own soil, sun, and drainage.

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Dellroy — the short answer

Dellroy, Ohio: USDA zone 6b, about 211 days between hard freezes, across 115 acres of town.

USDA zone
6b
USDA PHZM 2023
Last hard freeze (28°F)
Apr 9
NOAA 1991–2020 Climate Normals, 28°F — this town
First hard freeze (28°F)
Nov 6
NOAA 1991–2020 Climate Normals, 28°F — this town
Days between freezes
~211
NOAA 1991–2020 Climate Normals, 28°F — this town
Town area
115 acres
US Census TIGER/Line 2025

Every figure names the dataset it came from. Hard-freeze dates are this town’s own 28°F normals: light frosts run a few weeks past them, and tender transplants usually wait 2–3 weeks after the last hard freeze.

Hardiness Zone Range

6b6b
3a (Cold)13b (Hot)

Zone 6b is Dellroy's average, not your lot's — a low corner or a tree line moves it. Against Dellroy's 211-day season, see what your own ground reads.

Soil varies lot by lot — soil types explained.

What this means for growing in Dellroy

Each reading below is measured for Dellroy itself — here is what it means for a garden here, and the move an experienced grower makes about it.

Season length

Measured

Dellroy runs about 211 days between hard freezes — a long growing season.

There is slack for succession plantings and slow-finishing crops: many vegetables can be sown twice, and the heat-lovers have time to ripen fully.

Plan a second sowing of quick crops after the first comes out, and use the fall window most gardeners let sit idle.

NOAA 1991–2020 Climate Normals

Winter hardiness

Measured

Dellroy sits in USDA hardiness zone 6b.

The zone sets which perennials, shrubs, and fruit trees live through an average winter here — a plant rated for a colder zone is a safe bet, one rated warmer needs winter protection or gets treated as an annual.

Match perennials and fruit to the zone before you buy, so nothing you plant is a gamble against the cold.

USDA PHZM 2023

The kind of country Dellroy is in

Dellroy sits in the Western Allegheny Plateau — EPA Level III, inside the wider Eastern Temperate Forests. That is read at Dellroy's own centroid rather than borrowed from Carroll County.

What that means for soil

What Grows in Dellroy

Every plant below cleared Dellroy's own zone 6b and its 211-day season. Each card opens that plant's Ohio profile. How we score.

cabbage, photograph
Growing cabbage in OhioZones 2–11Dellroy's 6b — 4 zones of cold margin.
hazelnut, photograph
Ohio hazelnut guideZones 4–9Dellroy's 6b — 2 zones of cold margin.
lavender, photograph
Lavender in OhioZones 5–8Dellroy's 6b — 1 zone of cold margin.
collard greens, photograph
Collard greens: Ohio growing notesZones 2–11Dellroy's 6b — 4 zones of cold margin.
blackberry, photograph
Growing blackberry in OhioZones 5–8Dellroy's 6b — 1 zone of cold margin.
California poppy, photograph
Ohio california poppy guideZones 6–10Dellroy's 6b is its exact cold limit.
garlic, photograph
Garlic in OhioZones 2–10Dellroy's 6b — 4 zones of cold margin.
blueberry, photograph
Blueberry: Ohio growing notesZones 3–8Dellroy's 6b — 3 zones of cold margin.
Turkish rocket, photograph
Growing turkish rocket in OhioDellroy's 211 days clear the ~90 it needs.
kale, photograph
Ohio kale guideZones 2–11Dellroy's 6b — 4 zones of cold margin.
pawpaw, photograph
Pawpaw in OhioZones 5–9Dellroy's 6b — 1 zone of cold margin.
angelica, photograph
Angelica: Ohio growing notesZones 4–9Dellroy's 211 days clear the ~120 it needs.
lentil, photograph
Growing lentil in OhioZones 2–11Dellroy's 211 days clear the ~70 it needs.
okra, photograph
Ohio okra guideZones 2–12Dellroy's 211 days clear the ~50 it needs.
potato, photograph
Potato in OhioZones 2–11Dellroy's 6b — 4 zones of cold margin.
iris, photograph
Iris: Ohio growing notesZones 3–10Dellroy's 6b — 3 zones of cold margin.
sunflower, photograph
Growing sunflower in OhioZones 2–11Dellroy's 211 days clear the ~70 it needs.
lilac, photograph
Ohio lilac guideZones 4–10Dellroy's 6b — 2 zones of cold margin.
hops, photograph
Hops in OhioZones 3–8Dellroy's 6b — 3 zones of cold margin.
hosta, photograph
Hosta: Ohio growing notesZones 3–8Dellroy's 6b — 3 zones of cold margin.
French marigold, photograph
Growing french marigold in OhioDellroy's 211 days clear the ~50 it needs.
Apache plume, photograph
Ohio apache plume guideZones 5–11Dellroy's 6b — 1 zone of cold margin.
Virginia creeper, photograph
Virginia creeper in OhioZones 3–9Dellroy's 6b — 3 zones of cold margin.
tulip, photograph
Tulip: Ohio growing notesZones 6–8Dellroy's 6b is its exact cold limit.
American elm, photograph
Growing american elm in OhioZones 3–9Dellroy's 6b — 3 zones of cold margin.
Ethiopian mustard, photograph
Ohio ethiopian mustard guideZones 4–10Dellroy's 6b — 2 zones of cold margin.
Kentucky bluegrass, botanical illustration
Kentucky bluegrass in OhioZones 2–7Dellroy's 6b — 4 zones of cold margin.
Douglas fir, photograph
Douglas fir: Ohio growing notesZones 4–10Dellroy's 6b — 2 zones of cold margin.
alfalfa, photograph
Growing alfalfa in OhioZones 2–10Dellroy's 211 days clear the ~100 it needs.
Indian grass, photograph
Ohio indian grass guideZones 4–9Dellroy's 6b — 2 zones of cold margin.

Is it too late to plant in Dellroy?

For most of the year, no — what changes is which crops still fit the days remaining. Cool-season crops can go in from around Mar 12; tender transplants wait until two to three weeks after the last 28°F hard freeze, which lands near Apr 9 (NOAA 1991–2020 climate normals); and from midsummer, planting counts back from the first fall freeze around Nov 6 — long-season crops need about 90 days of runway, quick greens only 30. There is slack in a calendar like this — late plantings, second rounds of favorites, and a fall bench that keeps beds working.

Documented around Dellroy

Spotted lanternfly documented 22 miles from Dellroy, first recorded 2023. What to watch for.

What's on the federal record near Dellroy

Closest first, within ~10 miles of Dellroy. Listing isn't leaking, and distance isn't exposure.

  1. ATWOOD DELI LTDUnderground Storage Tanks · 550 ft
  2. FORMER GAS STATIONUnderground Storage Tanks · 600 ft
  3. MCCREERY'S SERVICE CENTERUnderground Storage Tanks · 800 ft
  4. DOLLAR GENERAL STORE #12693Brownfields · 0.5 mi
  5. ATWOOD LAKE EAST MARINAUnderground Storage Tanks · 1.4 mi
  6. ATWOOD LAKE LODGEUnderground Storage Tanks · 1.4 mi
  7. HARTVILLE BELLSTORESUnderground Storage Tanks · 1.9 mi
  8. MILLER PROPERTYBrownfields · 2.9 mi
  9. SPEE-D-FOODS #28Underground Storage Tanks · 3.1 mi
  10. NORTH CANTON TRAVEL CENTERUnderground Storage Tanks · 3.6 mi
  11. ORANGE TOWNSHIP TRUSTEESUnderground Storage Tanks · 3.8 mi
  12. ATWOOD LAKE MARINAUnderground Storage Tanks · 3.8 mi

6 more sites are on the record inside the same radius. See them on the map

Measured from Dellroy's center, not your beds. Run your own address for what's upwind of you specifically.

Environmental Intelligence

The counts behind that headline — every source type on the record near Dellroy.

Total Sites

154

within ~10 miles of Dellroy

Risk Level

Elevated

Highest-severity

2 Superfund sites (none NPL-listed)

Severity Distribution

within ~10 miles of Dellroy

High0Moderate45Low109

Highest-Severity Sites

Alliance Country Club
Underground Storage Tanks · Open UST(S)
Atwood Deli Ltd
Underground Storage Tanks · Open UST(S)
Baxter'S General Store
Underground Storage Tanks · Open UST(S)
C-1 Oh
Nitrate Monitoring · Well
C-1 Oh
Nitrate Monitoring · Well

A note from Gnorman

What an experienced grower watches for around here

In and around Dellroy, Underground Storage Tanks runs higher than the national average — 99 sites within ~10 miles of Dellroy. That's not a problem with your land — it's information about it.

Underground Storage Tanks: Underground storage tanks are the single most common source of soil contamination near homes and gardens.

Use raised beds with imported soil — this eliminates the primary soil-contact pathway.

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Your land is one point inside Dellroy

Everything above resolves to Dellroy as a whole — one PHZM band and one 28°F frost record, read across 115 acres. Your parcel is one point inside that footprint. Slope, tree cover, a low spot that pools cold air, and what is in the soil are all resolved at the address, and none of them are visible at town scale. That is the honest boundary of this page, and the reason the next step is a reading of your own ground rather than a better local average.

Your Lot vs the Dellroy Average

Dellroy Average

  • USDA Zones 6b, averaged across Dellroy
  • One soil character for all of Dellroy
  • Frost dates read at Dellroy's scale: Apr 9 to Nov 6

YOUR Parcel

  • Your exact zone, not Dellroy's 6b
  • Your SSURGO soil type & pH
  • Your sun exposure, cast in 3D

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Your soil pHYour frost-free days — Dellroy averages 211Your sun & shade

We read public map data around Dellroy — soil, climate, flood, and parcel records. How we handle your address.

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How we know this about Dellroy

The datasets: hardiness from the USDA ARS Plant Hardiness Zone Map 2023, read at this town’s own centroid; hard-freeze dates from NOAA 1991–2020 28°F normals at Dellroy’s own record; boundaries and acreage from US Census TIGER/Line 2025; the contamination records from the federal sources named in their beats above. Soil is not read at town grain anywhere on this page — there is no town-resolution survey in our data, which is why you will find no soil grid here rather than a statewide one wearing a local label. The resolution ledger below names every figure this page inherited.

Common questions about Dellroy

When does frost risk typically end in Dellroy?

The last hard freeze (28°F) in Dellroy typically lands around Apr 9, per NOAA 1991–2020 climate normals — earlier than the light-frost dates most charts quote. That marks the hard freeze, not the last light frost — lighter frosts keep biting past it, which is why tender transplants here wait until about Apr 30.

When is the first frost in Dellroy?

The first hard freeze (28°F) in Dellroy typically arrives around Nov 6, per NOAA 1991–2020 climate normals — the point tender summer crops finish. Lighter frosts run ahead of it, near Oct 23, so the watching starts about Oct 7 — about 211 days after the spring freeze cleared.

How long is the growing season in Dellroy?

Measured between 28°F hard freezes, Dellroy sees about 211 frost-free days — roughly Apr 9 through Nov 6, per NOAA 1991–2020 climate normals. Tender crops work a shorter one: nearer Apr 30 to Oct 23, about 176 days.

Is the soil safe to grow vegetables in Dellroy?

The federal record around Dellroy is a meaningful one — 154 documented sites, mostly Underground Storage Tanks entries (99), the nearest Underground Storage Tanks record about 0.1 miles out — so a soil test before new food beds is a sensible precaution here, not a reason to hold back from growing. Remember that proximity to a documented site is information, not a diagnosis of any one yard; the contamination map shows exactly what sits where.

How do I protect my plants from frost in Dellroy?

From about Oct 7 the job here turns from planting to protecting — the last start even a 30-day crop can finish. As the season closes around the first 28°F hard freeze near Nov 6 (NOAA 1991–2020 climate normals), three moves buy time: row cover or an old sheet over tender plants on still, clear nights; water the soil the afternoon before a freeze, so it holds warmth overnight; and harvest tomatoes, peppers and basil before Nov 6. Hardy greens and roots shrug off light frost and sweeten after it — leave them in.

Everything above is measured at Dellroy's scale — its 6b band and its 211-day season. Your yard writes its own version of Dellroy's numbers: we read soil, sun, drainage and frost at your exact address. Try it for 14 days — no card required.

What this page reads at Dellroy’s own scale

7 of the readings below were taken at Dellroy's own scale — its own ~211-day season between 28°F freezes, the 115 acres it covers and 154 documented sites around it; 4 are borrowed from a wider read, named and linked below.

Measured here

  • Dellroy's own USDA hardiness band, zones 6bUSDA PHZM 2023
  • Dellroy's own 28°F hard-freeze dates, about Apr 9 and Nov 6 and the ~211-day span between themNOAA 1991–2020 Climate Normals
  • 154 documented contamination sites on the federal record near Dellroy, the closest Underground Storage Tanks record about 0.1 miles out from the town centreFederal environmental registers
  • Dellroy's boundary and the 115 acres inside itUS Census TIGER/Line 2025
  • Which of 1,086 plants clear zones 6b and a ~211-day seasonGrowable Ground crop-matching engine
  • The ecoregion at Dellroy's own centroid, the Western Allegheny PlateauUS EPA Level III Ecoregions
  • A documented spotted-lanternfly record within reach of Dellroylydemapr (De Bona & Helmus), 10 km survey lattice

Inherited from a wider read

  • Soil character — no town-scale survey exists, so Dellroy's 115 acres read through its county's SSURGO summaryfrom Carroll County
  • Growing-degree days and winter chill — measured county-wide only, so the county page carries themfrom Carroll County
  • The growing challenges every Ohio grower plans around — written at state scale, so they stay on the state guidefrom Ohio
  • Butterfly and beetle records, and the farmland pesticide estimate — all published county-widefrom Carroll County

What this page can’t tell you

  • The soil pH, drainage, sun hours, and frost pockets on any one lot among Dellroy's 115 acreswhy one lot differs from the next
  • Which side of Dellroy you're on — a low spot frosts first and a south wall warms early, and one normal is being asked to speak for all 115 acresreading your own microclimate
  • How close that record sits to YOUR lot — the closest Underground Storage Tanks record about 0.1 miles out, measured from the town centrehow we read the record
  • Where cold air settles, which slopes face the sun, and which way the wind runs on your own ground — measured at your address, and averaged away by any Dellroy-wide figureread your own land
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