The USDA updated its map of plant hardiness zones for the first time in over a decade. The new map shows that half the country has shifted to warmer zones. The updated zones could allow gardeners to ...

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.

BURLINGTON, Conn. (WFSB) - USDA plant hardiness zones categorize areas based on their average minimum winter temperatures. But with our warming climate many parts of our state have moved to higher ...

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 ...

The USDA’s Plant Hardiness Zone Map divides the country into 13 zones ranging from 1 (the arctic) to 13 (the tropics) to make it easier for gardeners to select plants that can survive the winter in ...

The United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) released a new version of its Plant Hardiness Zone map, the first update since 2012. This new map is a tool used to help gardeners and growers ...

The USDA cautions against using the plant hardiness zones, which are based on 30-year averages, as indicators for climate change. But gardeners say the maps reflect one of the ways they’re ...

Farmers aren’t the only ones who start the day by checking the weather report. Backyard gardeners do it, too. We like to be warned if frosts or polar vortexes are headed our way. If all I grew were ...

Question: I’m confused about climate zones. Sunset garden books give the Willamette Valley a different number than USDA gives. Please explain. Answer: Good question. This is the time of year — garden ...

When gardeners talk about the zone, they are usually not referring to a new diet, defense tactics, or the mental state they reach while working in the garden. Instead, gardeners most often speak about ...

A new version of the 'Plant Hardiness' map has been released by the U.S. Department of Agriculture. It enables users to view the average minimum temperatures for separate latitudinal zones -- a useful ...