If EMBER becomes law Tuesday, it appears Berkeley won't be a Zone 0 outlier for long: The state is working to finalize very ...

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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 Plant Hardiness Zone Map divides North America into 13 zones based on the average annual minimum winter temperature. In 2023, the USDA released an updated hardiness zone map in response ...

split into 10-degree and 5-degree zones, and integrates data from 13,412 weather stations compared to over 7,000 used in the 2012 map. The new map is a tool used to help gardeners and growers ...

Scientists also use the map for data in many research models, such as those modeling the spread of exotic weeds and insects. Planting zones typically define which plants can survive winter in your ...