The hardiness zone map is not a guarantee your plant will survive. It's important to understand that the USDA hardiness zone is an indication of which plants are most likely to thrive in a location.

The plant hardiness map is divided into a total of 13 zones, each zone representing a 10-degrees-Fahrenheit range of temperatures. Each zone is further divided into two half zones, with each of ...

Zones don’t change often—the map was last updated in 201—but when it does change, as it just did, it can upend what you know about your garden. How do I find my new hardiness zone?

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 Plant Hardiness Zone Map divides North America into zones ranging from 1 (coldest) to 13 (warmest). Each zone represents a 10-degree Fahrenheit range, indicating the minimum temperature a ...

Users may also simply type in a ZIP Code and find the hardiness zone for that area. The new version of the map includes 13 zones, with the addition for the first time of zones 12 (50-60 degrees ...

The United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) has released a new Plant Hardiness Zone Map (PHZM), the first update since 2012. The new map shows that most of the country, including New York ...

Use the map as a tool in making plant selections. ... The map was first created in 1960, small revisions were made in 1965, major revisions in 1990 and now the fourth update in 2012.

So use the zone map as a baseline to assess plant hardiness, not as a bible. And one more thing (or two) We are now firmly in winter season, and thus far, December has proved to be slightly warmer ...

The United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) has released a new Plant Hardiness Zone Map (PHZM), the first update since 2012. The new map shows that most of the country, including New York ...

With the recent development of an enhanced Plant Hardiness Zone Map, the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) has provided farmers and gardeners a more accurate guide to planting in ...

Since the last map was released in 2012, all of Wisconsin's hardiness zones have shifted about half a zone warmer, said Laura Jull, associate professor in the plant and agrosystem sciences ...