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New US hardiness zones?

1.2K views 7 replies 6 participants last post by  suelandress  
#1 ·
Has anyone else seen this? http://www.ahs.org/pdfs/USDA_Map_3.03.pdf (warning-it's a PDF and it takes a LONG time to download!) Apparently it's a draft revision of the plant hardiness zones. Good news for me-I've gone from Zone 3 to Zone 4! :D
 
#3 ·
Heck, it'll just be one big lake with 10,000 fishing holes! But with the global warming it won't freeze so there won't be any ice fishing...You're right, I think I'll get into the boat business. :eek:

It's interesting how on the new map they account for the "heat bubble" effect caused by cities...parts of Minneapolis/St. Paul are now Zone 5.
 
#8 ·
We went from zone 5 to zone 6.....after the coldest winter in 111 years! It easily exceeded our supposed -10 winter low this past December.