USDA Plant Hardiness Zone Map (Courtesy: USDA) KXAN Meteorologist Nick Bannin spoke with the USDA about the changes to the zones in the map and what that means for planters here in Central Texas.

BRYAN, Texas (KBTX) - The USDA has recently released a new Plant Hardiness Zone Map for 2023 which shows the lowest average winter temperatures across the nation. The 2023 Plant Hardiness Zone Map ...

Map shows 82% of Texas land in drought ... Here's when Texas normally sees them. Texas has eight plant hardiness zones, ranging from the cold-hardy northwestern Panhandle to the warmer southern ...

Time for Central Texas gardeners to roll up their sleeves ... Department of Agriculture announced an update to its plant hardiness zone maps, which the agency reports are consulted by some 80 ...

Knowing when to plant in specific hardiness zones is important to maximize the spring season's potential. A hardiness zone is a geographic area with a similar average minimum temperature. The map ...

The U.S. Department of Agriculture recently released a new version of its Plant Hardiness Zone Map, updating this valuable tool for gardeners and researchers for the first time since 2012.

The data, reflected in the updated Plant Hardiness Zone Map in November ... to become meaningful," said John Nielsen-Gammon, the Texas state climatologist. "Extremes are rare enough that it ...

About half of the country moved into a slightly warmer zone in the Agriculture Department’s new “plant hardiness” map, an important guide for gardeners. Climate change may be a factor.

Plant labels, catalogs, books and websites all classify plants according to the USDA hardiness zones. On the new map, Chicago is in Zone 6 rather than the slightly colder Zone 5. The new Zone 6 ...