When you're planting your garden, you want to give your plants the best chance of thriving. Some places are too cold for certain plants, and others are too warm. So how do you know what's just right ...

At last. Finally, there’s an updated official government resource out there that gardeners all across the land can blame for any failed planting efforts. OK, maybe not for all failed plantings, but at ...

The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s new Plant Hardiness Zone Map confirms what gardeners have been noticing for years – our winters aren’t as cold as they used to be. USDA just released new ...

Late last November, the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) released an updated Plant Hardiness Zone map for the United States. Gardeners use this map to determine which plants and specific ...

The USDA’s Plant Hardiness Zone Map divides the country into 13 zones ranging from 1 (the arctic) to 13 (the tropics) to make it easier for gardeners to select plants that can survive the winter in ...

Farmers aren’t the only ones who start the day by checking the weather report. Backyard gardeners do it, too. We like to be warned if frosts or polar vortexes are headed our way. If all I grew were ...

INDIANA, USA — Indiana is now mostly a Zone 6 state (both a and b) according to the United States Department of Agriculture's latest plant hardiness zone map. It was updated in November 2023, so this ...

As you browse the garden and seed catalogs that are starting to arrive in your mailbox and read the details in the plant descriptions, you may wonder if a certain plant that really appeals to you will ...