Knowing when to plant in specific hardiness zones is important ... recently updated in 2023. The maps below show these planting regions. Need a break? Play the USA TODAY Daily Crossword Puzzle.

Low temperature during the winter is a crucial factor in the survival of plants at specific locations. As with the 2012 map, the new version has 13 zones across the United States and its territories.

To help farmers and gardeners lay the foundation for their crops and gardens, the United States Department of Agriculture has a Plant Hardiness Zone Map ... graphic below shows the widespread ...

For the first time since 2012, a new Plant Hardiness ... the 2012 map used data from 7,983 weather stations. As with the 2012 map, the new version has 13 zones across the United States and its ...

but the US Department of Agriculture’s plant hardiness zone map is used by millions of growers to help determine which plants are likely to thrive in a location. This first version was released in the ...

There are 13 zones on the new US map, each with a 10 °F range. The zones have been divvied up further, with each one split in two, for a more precise 5 °F range.

The USDA’s new Plant Hardiness Zone Map shows temperatures about 2.5 degrees higher in the United States than the previous version released in 2012. The map is used to determine what plants will ...

Pine Hollow Arboretum’s founder, John W. Abbuhl, began planting trees around his Albany, N.Y., home in the 1960s. He planted ...

The data, reflected in the updated Plant Hardiness Zone Map in November ... edge," Anderson told the Arizona Republic, part of the USA TODAY Network. "This year it didn't matter how much we ...

The latest edition of the USDA’s Plant Zone ... with zones in half the country changing. Just not those in most of Oregon. The map, a cooperative effort of the United States Department of ...

If you live in USDA hardiness zone 8 and are not sure what to plant, here is a comprehensive list of ones you should consider ...

The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) has released the latest version of its Plant Hardiness Zone Map — the first update ... National temperature data show warmer zones shifting northward ...