The maps are divided into zones in gradations of 10 ... of your stuff in your garden and buy new plants," he said. More: As climate change alters Michigan forests, some work to see if and how ...

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.

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 ...

When it comes to planting ... zones" across the United States, and these are then used to recommend what people can plant, harvest, or grow in the region where they live. The map considers annual ...

The USDA's plant hardiness zone map shows the average lowest temperature ... And a sliver of the counties along Lake Michigan in the southern part of the state have shifted to Zone 6a, in which ...

For the first time since 2012, a new Plant Hardiness Zone Map has been released by the U.S. Department of Agriculture. The map, released Nov. 15, 2023, is a tool used by gardeners and growers ...

About half of the country moved into a slightly warmer zone in the Agriculture Department’s new “plant hardiness” map, an important guide for gardeners. Climate change may be a factor.

which produced the hardiness zone map along with the USDA’s Agricultural Research Service. “I would not go out and buy a bunch of new plants.” Furthermore, the termperature ranges in the ...

The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) has released the latest version of its Plant Hardiness Zone Map — the first update since 2012. The familiar color-coded map helps gardeners, farmers and ...