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USDA map update means you should plant earlier this year

The USDA made it official in late 2023: the country’s plant hardiness map had not been updated in over a decade, and the new ...
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USDA rolls out 2023 Plant Hardiness Zone Map—revealing how agricultural areas change with global warming

This week the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) released an updated version of its Plant Hardiness Zone Map (PHZM)—a datum used by gardeners and farmers to determine which plants are most likely ...
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‘It feels like I’m not crazy.’ Gardeners aren’t surprised as USDA updates key map

A newly updated government map has many of the nation’s gardeners rushing online, Googling what new plants they can grow in their mostly warming regions. It's called the U.S. Department of Agriculture ...