See below for the best varieties per growing zone.

Recommended varieties per zone:

• NORTHEAST (ME, NH, VT, MA, RI, NY): Cascade, Comet, Crystal, Magnum, Mt. Rainer & Tahoma
• EAST (CT, DE, MD, NJ, PA): Cascade, Chinook, Magnum, Crystal, Nugget & Tahoma
• UPPER MIDWEST (IA, MI, MN, WI, ND, SD): Cascade, Chinook, Fuggle, Comet, Mt. Rainer & Tahoma
• LOWER MIDWEST (IL, IN, KS, KY, MO, NE, OH): Cascade, Nugget, Crystal or Mt. Rainer, Comet, Fuggle & Tahoma
• SOUTH (AL, AR, FL, GA, LA, MS, OK, NC, SC, TN, VA, WV): Cascade, Chinook or Crystal, Multihead, Nugget, Magnum & Tahoma
• SOUTHWEST (AZ, NM, CO, NV, TX, UT): Cashmere or Comet, Chinook, Fuggle, Cluster, Multihead & Tahoma
• WEST (CA, MT, WY): Fuggle, Chinook or Comet, Mt. Rainer, Magnum or Nugget, Multihead or Triple Pearl & Tahoma