Knowing when to plant in specific hardiness zones is important to maximize the spring season's potential. A hardiness zone is a geographic area with a similar average minimum temperature. The map ...

The USDA updated its plant hardiness zone maps for the first time since 2012 this fall. The zones are created by taking the average minimum winter temperature and seeing which plants would survive ...

On the 2012 Plant Hardiness Zone map, Greater Columbus (and a good portion ... winter weather conditions experienced in Southern Virginia. The same models indicate that by 2095, summer weather ...

The interactive map, developed by PRISM Climate Group at Oregon State University and the Agricultural Research Service, is the most accurate and detailed the USDA has ever released. Gathering data ...

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 ...