New USDA map puts Ohio in warmer planting zones - Other Community News - Ohioans for Responsible Rural Development

Lancaster Eagle-Gazette
Published January 25, 2012

WASHINGTON (AP) -- The government's official map of colorful planting zones is being updated for a warmer 21st century.

The U.S. Department of Agriculture guide for 80 million gardeners reflects a new reality: The coldest day of the year isn't as cold as it used to be. So some plants that once seemed too vulnerable to the cold now survive further north.

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