What Grows in White City metro township, Utah

USDA Zones 7b · 559 acres

White City metro township, Utah, sits in USDA hardiness zone 7b — a zone band wide enough that plant choice, not possibility, is the interesting question.

Among the crops suited to this profile: cabbage, prickly pear, california poppy, and collard greens. The site-level story — soil, sun, drainage — decides the rest.

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White City metro township — the short answer

White City metro township, Utah: USDA zone 7b, about 218 days between hard freezes, across 559 acres of town.

USDA zone
7b
USDA PHZM 2023
Last hard freeze (28°F)
Mar 29
NOAA 1991–2020 Climate Normals, 28°F — this town
First hard freeze (28°F)
Nov 2
NOAA 1991–2020 Climate Normals, 28°F — this town
Days between freezes
~218
NOAA 1991–2020 Climate Normals, 28°F — this town
Town area
559 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

7b7b
3a (Cold)13b (Hot)

Zone 7b is White City metro township's average, not your lot's — a low corner or a tree line moves it. Against White City metro township's 218-day season, see what your own ground reads.

Soil varies lot by lot — soil types explained.

What this means for growing in White City metro township

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

Season length

Measured

White City metro township runs about 218 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

White City metro township sits in USDA hardiness zone 7b.

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 White City metro township is in

White City metro township sits in the Central Basin and Range — EPA Level III, inside the wider North American Deserts. That is read at White City metro township's own centroid rather than borrowed from Salt Lake County.

What that means for soil

What Grows in White City metro township

Every plant below cleared White City metro township's own zone 7b and its 218-day season. Each card opens that plant's Utah profile. How we score.

cabbage, photograph
Growing cabbage in UtahZones 2–11White City metro township's 7b — 5 zones of cold margin.
prickly pear, photograph
Utah prickly pear guideZones 5–10White City metro township's 7b — 2 zones of cold margin.
California poppy, photograph
California poppy in UtahZones 6–10White City metro township's 7b — 1 zone of cold margin.
collard greens, photograph
Collard greens: Utah growing notesZones 2–11White City metro township's 7b — 5 zones of cold margin.
fig, photograph
Growing fig in UtahZones 6–10White City metro township's 7b — 1 zone of cold margin.
lavender, photograph
Utah lavender guideZones 5–8White City metro township's 7b — 2 zones of cold margin.
garlic, photograph
Garlic in UtahZones 2–10White City metro township's 7b — 5 zones of cold margin.
grape, photograph
Grape: Utah growing notesZones 6–9White City metro township's 7b — 1 zone of cold margin.
Turkish rocket, photograph
Growing turkish rocket in UtahWhite City metro township's 218 days clear the ~90 it needs.
kale, photograph
Utah kale guideZones 2–11White City metro township's 7b — 5 zones of cold margin.
hazelnut, photograph
Hazelnut in UtahZones 4–9White City metro township's 7b — 3 zones of cold margin.
lentil, photograph
Lentil: Utah growing notesZones 2–11White City metro township's 218 days clear the ~70 it needs.
pawpaw, photograph
Growing pawpaw in UtahZones 5–9White City metro township's 7b — 2 zones of cold margin.
okra, photograph
Utah okra guideZones 2–12White City metro township's 218 days clear the ~50 it needs.
potato, photograph
Potato in UtahZones 2–11White City metro township's 7b — 5 zones of cold margin.
iris, photograph
Iris: Utah growing notesZones 3–10White City metro township's 7b — 4 zones of cold margin.
sunflower, photograph
Growing sunflower in UtahZones 2–11White City metro township's 218 days clear the ~70 it needs.
holly, photograph
Utah holly guideZones 5–11White City metro township's 7b — 2 zones of cold margin.
hops, photograph
Hops in UtahZones 3–8White City metro township's 7b — 4 zones of cold margin.
hosta, photograph
Hosta: Utah growing notesZones 3–8White City metro township's 7b — 4 zones of cold margin.
French marigold, photograph
Growing french marigold in UtahWhite City metro township's 218 days clear the ~50 it needs.
lilac, photograph
Utah lilac guideZones 4–10White City metro township's 7b — 3 zones of cold margin.
Virginia creeper, photograph
Virginia creeper in UtahZones 3–9White City metro township's 7b — 4 zones of cold margin.
tulip, photograph
Tulip: Utah growing notesZones 6–8White City metro township's 7b — 1 zone of cold margin.
Douglas fir, photograph
Growing douglas fir in UtahZones 4–10White City metro township's 7b — 3 zones of cold margin.
Ethiopian mustard, photograph
Utah ethiopian mustard guideZones 4–10White City metro township's 7b — 3 zones of cold margin.
Kentucky bluegrass, botanical illustration
Kentucky bluegrass in UtahZones 2–7White City metro township's 7b — 5 zones of cold margin.
western red cedar, photograph
Western red cedar: Utah growing notesZones 4–10White City metro township's 7b — 3 zones of cold margin.
Japanese millet, photograph
Growing japanese millet in UtahZones 5–10White City metro township's 218 days clear the ~45 it needs.
ajuga, photograph
Utah ajuga guideZones 5–11White City metro township's 7b — 2 zones of cold margin.

Is it too late to plant in White City metro township?

Almost never — the real question is what to plant next. Cool-season crops can go in from around Mar 1; tender transplants wait until two to three weeks after the last 28°F hard freeze, which lands near Mar 29 (NOAA 1991–2020 climate normals); and from midsummer, planting counts back from the first fall freeze around Nov 2 — long-season crops need about 90 days of runway, quick greens only 30. A long window like this one runs successions deep into fall — and even its last weeks take quick greens and garlic.

Documented around White City metro township

Spotted lanternfly documented 30 miles from White City metro township, first recorded 2020. What to watch for.

What's on the federal record near White City metro township

Closest first, within ~10 miles of White City metro township. Listing isn't leaking, and distance isn't exposure.

  1. WHITE CITY WIDPFAS · 1100 ft
  2. (D- 3- 1)17abb- 2Nitrate · 1200 ft
  3. WHITE CITY WATER COBrownfields · 1500 ft
  4. (D- 3- 1) 8bdd- 1Nitrate · 1600 ft
  5. (D- 3- 1) 8acc- 1Nitrate · 1800 ft
  6. SMITHS FOOD & DRUG #153Brownfields · 0.6 mi
  7. 7-ELEVEN 1852-26332Underground Storage Tanks · 0.6 mi
  8. DBA JACKSONS FOOD STORES #157Underground Storage Tanks · 0.6 mi
  9. GAS SAVER STATIONUnderground Storage Tanks · 0.6 mi
  10. PARTS CONNECTIONBrownfields · 0.6 mi
  11. ALTA VIEW HOSP. IHC, INC.Underground Storage Tanks · 0.6 mi
  12. ALTA VIEW HOSPITALBrownfields · 0.7 mi

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

Measured from White City metro township'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 White City metro township.

Total Sites

2,240

within ~10 miles of White City metro township

Risk Level

High

Highest-severity

29 Superfund sites

Severity Distribution

within ~10 miles of White City metro township

High42Moderate1,032Low1,166

Highest-Severity Sites

Alta Champion
Mining Sites · Producer
Alta Michigan
Mining Sites · Producer
Alta Utah
Mining Sites · Producer
Alta Wasatch
Mining Sites · Producer
Bluffdale Water System
PFAS Sampling · PFAS Detected

A note from Gnorman

What an experienced grower watches for around here

In and around White City metro township, two things run higher than the national average within ~10 miles of White City metro township — Nitrate (666 sites) and Superfund (29 sites). That's not a problem with your land — it's information about it.

Nitrate: Nitrate contamination primarily comes from agricultural fertilizer runoff and failing septic systems.

Superfund: Superfund sites represent the most severe contamination in the federal system.

Test well water for nitrate if you rely on a private well for irrigation (EPA standard: 10 mg/L).

Commission professional soil testing before any food production (test for heavy metals, VOCs, and SVOCs).

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Your land is one point inside White City metro township

Everything above resolves to White City metro township as a whole — one PHZM band and one 28°F frost record, read across 559 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 White City metro township Average

White City metro township Average

  • USDA Zones 7b, averaged across White City metro township
  • One soil character for all of White City metro township
  • Frost dates read at White City metro township's scale: Mar 29 to Nov 2

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  • Your exact zone, not White City metro township's 7b
  • Your SSURGO soil type & pH
  • Your sun exposure, cast in 3D

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

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How we know this about White City metro township

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 White City metro township’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 White City metro township

When does frost risk typically end in White City metro township?

The last hard freeze (28°F) in White City metro township typically lands around Mar 29, 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 19.

When is the first frost in White City metro township?

The first hard freeze (28°F) in White City metro township typically arrives around Nov 2, per NOAA 1991–2020 climate normals — the point tender summer crops finish. Lighter frosts run ahead of it, near Oct 19, so the watching starts about Oct 3 — about 218 days after the spring freeze cleared.

How long is the growing season in White City metro township?

Measured between 28°F hard freezes, White City metro township sees about 218 frost-free days — roughly Mar 29 through Nov 2, per NOAA 1991–2020 climate normals. Tender crops work a shorter one: nearer Apr 19 to Oct 19, about 183 days.

Is the soil safe to grow vegetables in White City metro township?

The federal record around White City metro township runs heavier than most — 2,240 documented sites, mostly Underground Storage Tanks entries (971), the nearest PFAS record about 0.2 miles out — so test the soil before planting food in the ground, and raised beds with clean imported soil grow well in the meantime. Even here, proximity to a documented site is information, not a diagnosis of any one yard; the contamination map shows exactly what's recorded and where.

How do I protect my plants from frost in White City metro township?

From about Oct 3 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 2 (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 2. Hardy greens and roots shrug off light frost and sweeten after it — leave them in.

Everything above is measured at White City metro township's scale — its 7b band and its 218-day season. Your yard writes its own version of White City metro township'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 White City metro township’s own scale

7 of the readings below were taken at White City metro township's own scale — its own ~218-day season between 28°F freezes, the 559 acres it covers and 2,240 documented sites around it; 4 are borrowed from a wider read, named and linked below.

Measured here

  • White City metro township's own USDA hardiness band, zones 7bUSDA PHZM 2023
  • White City metro township's own 28°F hard-freeze dates, about Mar 29 and Nov 2 and the ~218-day span between themNOAA 1991–2020 Climate Normals
  • 2,240 documented contamination sites on the federal record near White City metro township, the closest PFAS record about 0.2 miles out from the town centreFederal environmental registers
  • White City metro township's boundary and the 559 acres inside itUS Census TIGER/Line 2025
  • Which of 1,086 plants clear zones 7b and a ~218-day seasonGrowable Ground crop-matching engine
  • The ecoregion at White City metro township's own centroid, the Central Basin and RangeUS EPA Level III Ecoregions
  • A documented spotted-lanternfly record within reach of White City metro townshiplydemapr (De Bona & Helmus), 10 km survey lattice

Inherited from a wider read

  • Soil character — no town-scale survey exists, so White City metro township's 559 acres read through its county's SSURGO summaryfrom Salt Lake County
  • Growing-degree days and winter chill — measured county-wide only, so the county page carries themfrom Salt Lake County
  • The growing challenges every Utah grower plans around — written at state scale, so they stay on the state guidefrom Utah
  • Butterfly and beetle records, and the farmland pesticide estimate — all published county-widefrom Salt Lake County

What this page can’t tell you

  • The soil pH, drainage, sun hours, and frost pockets on any one lot among White City metro township's 559 acreswhy one lot differs from the next
  • Which side of White City metro township you're on — a low spot frosts first and a south wall warms early, and one normal is being asked to speak for all 559 acresreading your own microclimate
  • How close that record sits to YOUR lot — the closest PFAS record about 0.2 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 White City metro township-wide figureread your own land
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