New USDA Map May Help Spring Garden Planning
(WVNS-TV) A newly updated map released by the U.S. Department of Agriculture might change the way some people in West Virginia plan their gardens this spring.
The so-called Plant Hardiness Zone Map is a breakdown of annual minimum temperature averages that occur over several decades. The map was last updated over 20 years ago, in 1990.
In the new update, several locations in West Virginia are now classified as “Zone 7a,” which means gardeners may be able to raise new varieties of plants that require slightly warmer temperatures than were previously experienced.
However, Extension Agent David Richmond cautions that most of the changes in the new map will not make drastic changes to the way people plan their gardens.
Read more of this article or watch the video from the WVNS-TV…
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