A beautiful Florida landscape might bring to mind visions of heart-shaped Caladium leaves, oak trees draped in Spanish moss, and colorful dahlias—all well-suited to the Sunshine State’s unique ...

For the first time since 2012, a new Plant Hardiness Zone Map has been released by the U.S. Department of Agriculture. The map, released Nov. 15, 2023, is a tool used by gardeners and growers ...

The USDA used average winter lows during the past 30 years to create the 10-degree growing zones as well as 5-degree half-zones, adjusting the swaths to where perennials are most likely to thrive.

The U.S. Department of Agriculture has just updated its 2023 USDA Plant Hardiness Zone Map (planthardiness.ars.usda.gov), where you can enter your zip code and see your new hardiness zone.

The USDA plant hardiness zone map has been around since 1960 and has been updated several times since then. About half of the country is now placed a half zone warmer than they were in the last ...

BURLINGTON, Conn. (WFSB) - USDA plant hardiness zones categorize areas based on their average minimum winter temperatures. But with our warming climate many parts of our state have moved to higher ...

The USDA predicted of 3 million fewer boxes of citrus for 2024-25. ... Florida’s citrus production is just a fraction of what it once was in the 1990s.

The state received $24,800,000 in LFPA funds and an additional $21,674,292 through the LFPA expansion program. Florida was expected to receive an estimated $22,439,038 in LFPA funds in 2025.

The plant hardiness map contains 13 zones, representing 10-degree-F ranges. Each zone is further subdivided into two half zones, a and b, representing 5-degree ranges. Zone 1 starts in Alaska, and ...

Florida, for example, mostly falls between zone 9 and 11. The zones are further broken down into “half zones”. Here’s what that looks like here in the tri-state.

In November, the USDA updated its Plant Hardiness Zone Map, including a change for some of Duval County. Here's how that change affects your garden.

Florida plant zone map: Find your hardiness zone Florida plant hardiness zones based on the new 2023 map. The USDA's website allows you find your plant hardiness zone based on your exact address.