For the first time since 1990, the feds
have updated and released a hardiness growing map that has added two
new zones and which has seen a shift to the north for many area of
the country. While not admitting to global warming they felt
something had to be done when folks in locations like Illinois began
to observe bushed beginning to flower in January!
Here in southwest Missouri, I'm getting
ready to welcome spring in late February by planning on working my
raised beds a full month earlier than normal. I want to get onion
sets planted as early as possible to give them a proper chance to
bulb up. According to the new map, I went from Zone 6 and am now flirting with Zone 7. Wow!
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