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Re: [GWL]: Note to Canadian Garden Writers

At 05:47 AM 8/2/2001 -0400, you wrote:
>Most Canadian garden writers have heard, I assume, that there are been 
>major changes to the AgCan Plant Hardiness Zones. (If not, you can take a 
>look at http://sis.agr.gc.ca/cansis/nsdb/climate/hardiness/intro.html). My 
>question is: in what way will this new information be affecting the 
>information you give out to your readers?

Hey Larry - an unpatriotic viewpoint - I mostly use the USDA ones anyway 
and rarely refer to the Canadian zone map.  Having said that - once you get 
beyond beginner information, zones are one of the biggest red herrings 
professional horticulturalists have ever laid on unsuspecting gardeners. 
It's much more important *how* you grow the plant than *where in the 
country* you grow a plant.  When you can overwinter a banana tree outdoors 
in Ottawa, zones are an irrelevancy. :-)

Doug (who couldn't get the link to work this am and hasn't had coffee yet 
so is likely grumpy)




>Zone 9, for example, has been eliminated entirely: zone 8a is now the 
>warmest zone in Canada. Winnipeg has taken a drop: to 2b! I find the new 
>map closer to the USDA zone map, although there are still differences.
>
>Please note that I'm researching this question for Canadian Gardening 
>Magazine: anything you say may be used by them in an eventual article. Of 
>course, there are worse things than being quoted by a national magazine! 
>If you don't want to clutter the space with your responses, you could 
>always reply directly to my e-mail address at horticom@total.net.
>
>Thanks!
>
>Larry
>
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