The state Agriculture Commissioner says he regularly receives complaints from gardeners about their plants dying. The ...

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For example: Maps generated by Climate Central show that as our climate has warmed due to heat-trapping carbon pollution, plant hardiness zones have shifted north toward higher latitudes and ...

The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) has a Plant Hardiness Zone Map that divides the U.S. into 13 different zones, which helps gardeners choose plants that can survive in their respective ...

The USDA bases its plant zone maps on average minimum temperature so people in each zone know which plants can best withstand their local weather. For example, a tropical plant that needs 40 ...

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A hardiness zone is a geographic area with a similar average minimum temperature. The map is based on the average annual extreme minimum temperature, so people in those areas know which plants can ...

The USDA Plant Hardiness Zone Map divides North America into 13 zones based on the average annual minimum winter temperature. In 2023, the USDA released an updated hardiness zone map in response ...

Scientists also use the map for data in many research models, such as those modeling the spread of exotic weeds and insects. Planting zones typically define which plants can survive winter in your ...

according to the United States Department of Agriculture's latest plant hardiness zone map. It was updated in November 2023, so this spring is the first planting season it has been active. With ...

That’s where knowing your plant hardiness zone comes in. The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) has devised a plant hardiness map that divides the country into 13 planting zones based on ...

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