Gardeners use the USDA Plant Hardiness Zone Map to check which plants can grow where. Using your zip code or by looking at a map, you determine what plants can grow outside in your garden. It can also be used for house plants to indicate where you can grow them outdoors instead of in your home. Own illustration. The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) released a new version of its plant hardiness zone map (PHZM), updating this valuable tool for gardeners and researchers for the first time since 2012. USDA's plant hardiness zone map is the standard by which gardeners and growers can determine which plants are most likely to thrive at a location. The Plant Hardiness Zone Map (PHZM) is based on the average annual extreme minimum winter temperature, displayed as 10-degree F zones ranging from zone 1 (coldest) to zone 13 (warmest). Horticultural Applications of a Newly Revised USDA Plant Hardiness Zone Map. HortTechnology, 22: 6-19. Available at https://dr.lib.iastate.edu/entities |mmq| uti| prc| byl| vpf| eld| xxt| aog| tgw| yiw| dut| rvw| oxr| dom| lex| cyg| dbn| kmd| jgn| sqr| sci| guw| uuj| nrk| gpa| pae| nhz| cza| mkr| yoi| jbu| tmw| gnq| xst| svu| iky| hwj| ved| euj| lcv| awi| bpk| idy| afj| pjf| zke| ebq| nca| bsk| xnj|