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Michigan is home to seven of the 26 half zones, starting as low as minus 30 to minus 25 degrees and topping out at 0 to 5 degrees. Below is a map by zip code of the plant hardiness zones in Michigan.
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. For ...
Plant hardiness zones are shifting northward nationwide as the country continues to warm, affecting farmers, gardeners and ...
As many of us are dreaming about which plants we want to add to our 2025 landscapes and gardens, one thing we need to keep in mind is our growing zone, especially if you are someone who likes 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 ...
Gardeners and farmers across the U.S. look to plant hardiness zones for guidance on which plants to grow. The U.S. is divided into 13 plant hardiness zones based on the local coldest temperature ...
Many have been growing some Zone 5 perennials for years in south-facing or protected areas. The concrete in the Twin Cities holds heat much more and affects both low and high temperatures.
Hardiness zones are based on the average low temperatures, using 10-degree increments. For example, the average low temperature in Zone 3 is 40 below to 30 below, while the average low temperature ...
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 ...
In some areas, including the central Appalachians, northern New England and north central Idaho, winter temperatures have warmed by 1.5 hardiness zones — 15 degrees F (8.3 C) — over the same ...