USDA's Updated Plant Hardiness Zone Map Shows Climate Change Impacts on Gardening
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Summary
The article explains the USDA's updated plant hardiness zone map released in 2023, which shows how climate change has shifted gardening zones across the United States. It clarifies that hardiness zones represent the average coldest yearly temperature over 30 years, helping gardeners understand which perennial plants can survive winter in their area. The article emphasizes that these zones are shifting due to climate change, with many areas moving to warmer zones, and provides guidance on how gardeners should interpret and use this updated information for their planting decisions.
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This measurement, which predicts an area's coldest temperatures, is only useful for plants that have to survive the winter.
There's a good chance your zone shifted when the USDA updated its plant hardiness map in 2023.
They're called perennials: You plant them once and they...
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