The USDA Plant Hardiness Zone Map consists of 13 individual zones that take in all of the contiguous United States, plus Alaska, Hawaii, and Puerto Rico. The first zone lies at the coldest and ...

The USDA Plant Hardiness Zone Map consists of 13 individual zones that take in all of the contiguous United States, plus Alaska, Hawaii, and Puerto Rico.

One of the major changes in this year’s edition of the hardiness map is the zone boundaries. The USDA states that the new zones are generally about one-quarter-zone warmer than reported in 2012 ...

USDA releases new Plant Hardiness Zone Map The 2023 map uses data from 13,412 weather stations from 1991 to 2020. Cheryl McCloud. USA TODAY NETWORK - Florida.

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 ...

The USDA 2012 Plant Hardiness Zone Map. USDA. The USDA Plant Hardiness Zone Map divides the United States and Canada into 13 zones, based on the average annual minimum winter temperature.

The United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) is responsible for creating a plant hardiness zone map. This tool divides the country into 13 color-coded areas based on their average extreme ...

The USDA's plant hardiness zone map is a good place to start. By Debbie Wolfe. Published Aug 17, 2024 1:15 PM EDT. Understand which plants will thrive in your garden based on where you live.

When choosing plants for gardens, plant tags and catalogues often include the USDA's hardiness zones to show where that plant ideally grows. U.S. growing zones. Zone 1: -60°F to -50°F; ...

USDA plant hardiness zones categorize areas based on their average minimum winter temperatures.