Start seeds indoors for warm-season crops like tomatoes and peppers, about 6–8 weeks before the last expected frost ...

It's vacation time and while we all love to get away, it can bring up a little concern over our plants, and whether they will ...

plant hardiness zones have shifted north toward higher latitudes and elevations. As minimum temperatures warm and a location's planting zone increases (e.g., from Zone 5 to Zone 6), certain ...

Heat-trapping pollutants in the atmosphere are causing the planet to warm. This is causing plant hardiness zones to shift north, impacting what kinds of plants can be grown where. Plant hardiness ...

Zones 1-6 are the coldest, and 7-13 the warmest. Zone 1 averages -60 degrees F while zone 13 never drops below 70 degrees F. A general guideline is to plant anything designated for your zone or lower, ...

HERE’S METEOROLOGIST CAITLIN HARVEY. WITH TODAY’S WEATHER EXTRA. GARDENERS AND FARMERS RELY ON PLANTING ZONES TO KNOW WHAT GROWS BEST LOCALLY. BUT ZONES ARE SHIFTING NORTH DUE TO WARMING AND ...

A hardiness zone map is a tool that divides a geographical area into distinct zones based on average annual minimum winter temperatures. These maps are used by gardeners and farmers around the ...

and drought resistant lawn that looks good and requires less watering and fertilizing and is suitable for zones 3 to 8. Prepare the soil and begin planting the seeds when the soil temperature is 55 ...

A St. Paul tree-planting program focused on neighborhoods most lacking in tree canopy has lost its funding. Urban Roots, a St. Paul nonprofit whose mission is to “cultivate and empower youth ...

SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (KELO) — A Nobles County, Minnesota, sheriff’s deputy is in critical condition following a crash while on duty, a news release from the sheriff’s office said. At around 4: ...

In 2011, Bangladesh lost a great opportunity to break into the global value chain for electronics. The Korean giant, Samsung, which had entered Vietnam just a few years prior, had set its eyes on ...

As well as taking territory, the Israeli military routinely issues evacuation orders or designates areas as “no-go zones.” But the United Nations estimated in mid-April that around 70% of Gaza ...