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Sometimes called “growing zones” or “gardening zones,” hardiness zones refer to a map developed by the USDA that separates the United States into regions based on the average low winter temperatures.

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NPR's A Martinez talks to Ashlie Thomas, author of How to Become a Gardener, about the map gardeners and farmers use to determine when and where plants will thrive — based on season and temperature.

The United States is divided into 13 different plant hardiness zones, each with "A" and "B" subdivisions. This is a number assigned to a plant that tells you how cold of a temperature the plant can ...

The new map, with 13 zones, adds Zone 12 (50-60 degrees Fahrenheit band) and Zone 13 (60-70 degrees Fahrenheit). Each zone is a 10-degree Fahrenheit band, with each band divided into Fahrenheit zones ...

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