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.

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 ...

That’s where knowing your plant hardiness zone comes in. The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) has devised a plant hardiness map that divides the country into 13 planting zones based on ...

you might notice labels that specify “Zones 3-7” or similar numbers. These references indicate the plant hardiness zones where specific greenery will thrive. Understanding your gardening ...

many look to plant hardiness zones for guidance. The U.S. (including Alaska and Hawaii) is divided into 13 plant hardiness zones based on each location’s annual minimum temperature ...

The plant hardiness map is divided into a total of 13 zones, each zone representing a 10-degrees-Fahrenheit range of temperatures.Each zone is further divided into two half zones, with each of ...

Here is how to figure out when to plant your garden by new growing zone. U.S. Hardiness Zones, as they’re called, are actually a guide to how low temperatures get in your area on average and how ...

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 ...

Editor’s note: Once a month, OSU Extension Master Gardener volunteers in Franklin County profile a plant that occurs naturally in Central Ohio. Senna (or Cassia) hebecarpa, commonly known as ...

On Nov. 15, the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) released a new version of its Plant Hardiness Zone Map, the first time it's done so since 2012. According to a release from the USDA ...