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Historically, the US growing zones indicated the cold hardiness of plants. Now the experts are considering whether to also include heat hardiness as part of the growing zone classifications.

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.

“Horticulturalists use the zones also when they’re developing new plants ... “Generally speaking, the USDA hardiness zone map gives us a parameter to set,” says McClure. “And if we plan our gardening ...

And she's with us now. Ashlie, thanks so much for joining ... this climate change that is happening and reflective of our hardiness zones, we also have to be mindful of the behaviors that we ...

Pay attention to both hardiness zones and planting date recommendations ... Do you have a question about gardening? Let us know via science@newsweek.com.

The importance of hardiness zones lies in their ability to help gardeners and farmers choose plants that will thrive in their specific region.

INDIANA, USA — New Plant Hardiness Zone maps updated by the US Department of Agriculture released this week ... with the southwestern U.S. shifting zones very little, according to the USDA. The Plant ...

“What do these maps tell us?” Becker asked. “The hardiness zones are determined based on the average annual extreme low temperature for a region. “In other words, for an average ...

And what else can the updated map tell us? Here is what we know ... to the 7,983 that were used for the 2012 map. Plant hardiness zones represent what’s known as the “average annual extreme ...

Plant hardiness zones represent the 30-year average of the ... There are trees among us today that took root before European settlers first arrived here. They have avoided fire, pestilence ...