The USDA's new Plant Hardiness Zone Map pushes about half of the country, Harrisburg area included, into a half-zone warmer rating, meaning our odds are increasing of growing once-iffy more ...

USDA’s Plant Hardiness Zone Map is the standard by which gardeners and growers can determine which plants are most likely to thrive at a location. ... zone 7 is divided into 7a and 7b half zones.

On the revised 2023 map, about half of Ohio is in Zone 6b, where the average low temperature range is -5 to 0 degrees Fahrenheit. The other half of Ohio is now in Zone 6a, where the average low ...

In the previous map, most of northern Indiana, including Whiley County, was predominantly in Zone 5b. “Average” is the operative word on this map, based on recent 20-year temperature measurements.

Science is confirming the experiences of Kohlhauff and many other gardeners: The most recent version of the Plant Hardiness Zone Map reflects warmer conditions across a wide swath of the United States ...

Zone 1a represents -60 degrees Fahrenheit to -55, Zone 1b represents -55 to -50, and so on. In 2012, Philadelphia was in both Zones 7a and 7b, but the new map has the city solidly in 7b, meaning ...

On the 2012 map, most of Long Island was in zone 7a, with winter lows of 0 to 5 degrees.. On the updated map, the region is nearly all zone 7b, with winter lows of 5 to 10 degrees.

The 2012 map had me in Zone 8a (10 to 15 degrees) — while way back in 1990, I was in Zone 7b (5 to 10 degrees). Another example: Williamsburg, ZIP code 23185, has seen its zone change from 7a to ...

The USDA’s Plant Hardiness Zone Map divides the country into 13 zones ranging from 1 (the arctic) ... Hardy Camellia are rated for zone 6b or 7a and do well in the ground in much of our area, ...