The new map gives guidance to growers about which plants and vegetables are most likely to thrive in a particular region as temperatures increase.

Starting a successful garden begins with knowing your planting zone. These maps can help.

The USDA bases its plant zone maps on average minimum temperature so people in each zone know which plants can best withstand their local weather.

Good Morning Show From hostas to lemons: Understanding the USDA's updated planting maps for North Carolina Warmer temperatures mean that the Triad is changing growing zones from 7 to 8.

New plant hardiness map: Many Virginians shift to warmer zones More detail, more accuracy — and we’re again in warmer zones.

Itching to get your hands dirty in the garden? USDA releases new Plant Hardiness Zone Map The 2023 map uses data from 13,412 weather stations from 1991 to 2020.

Plant labels, catalogs, books and websites all classify plants according to the USDA hardiness zones. On the new map, Chicago is in Zone 6 rather than the slightly colder Zone 5.

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.

Plant hardiness zone map an important, but not tell-all tool for gardeners The 2023 map is about 2.5 degrees warmer than the 2012 map, translating into about half of the country shifting to a ...

New plant hardiness zone map impacts gardening The USDA’s winter hardiness zone map has long been the standard used by home gardeners, plant breeders and researchers to determine which plants ...

Heat domes, atmospheric rivers, bomb cyclones, and polar vortex—you’re not crazy, the weather is. And last week, the USDA confirmed it by releasing an updated climate zone map for 2023. For ...