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USDA Releases Plant Hardiness Zones Map Update for 2023

Sometimes called “growing zones” or “gardening zones,” hardiness zones refer to a map developed by the USDA that separates the United States into regions based on the average low winter temperatures.

This week’s North Texas weather highlights the problem with hardiness zone map

The 1990 map was still pretty accurate. It still showed us to be in Zone 7. But when an update was published in 2014, it ...
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Your Growing Zone May Have Changed - Here's What It Means For Your Garden

What is a USDA growing zone, and which one are you in? The answer to one of these questions may be different than what it was only a few years ago. USDA growing zones, in general, help you know which ...
Lifehacker

The USDA Plant Hardiness Zone Map Just Changed

Heat domes, atmospheric rivers, bomb cyclones, and polar vortex—you’re not crazy, the weather is. And last week, the USDA confirmed it by releasing an updated climate zone map for 2023. And for many ...
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When To Plant Peppers For The Biggest Harvest: It Depends On Your Zip Code

Location matters when it comes to planting delicate vegetables like peppers. To avoid ruin, always make sure to pop seedlings into soil during the right time.
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USDA Releases Updated Plant Hardiness Zone Map

The United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) recently released its updated Plant Hardiness Zone Map. The USDA Plant Hardiness Zone Map uses weather data to map average annual extreme minimum ...
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How to Find Your Gardening Zone—Plus, the Best Plants to Grow in Your Region

Identify your plant hardiness zone with help from our garden experts. Even if you're a gardening novice, you've likely heard the term "gardening zones." This refers to the United States Department of ...
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Much of Indiana shifts into new plant hardiness zones - how does it affect what you grow?

INDIANA, USA — New Plant Hardiness Zone maps updated by the US Department of Agriculture released this week show a drastically reduced Zone 5 throughout Indiana, while Zone 7 makes an appearance in ...
The Denver Post

Colorado gardeners eyeing warmer USDA growing zones should be careful, experts say

Getting your Trinity Audio player ready... Colorado gardeners eyeing the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s updated Plant Hardiness Zone Map, which moves much of the state in a warmer growing zone, ...
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Southwest Florida's growing zones shift north as planet warms; so do half of rest of U.S.

The Department of Agriculture updated its searchable map of the country that shows how much average low temperatures have changed during the last 30 years, and half the country's lows were higher by 5 ...
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The Conversation: Climate change is shifting the zones where plants grow – here’s what that could mean for your garden

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