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Re: USDA Climate Map & Canada Gardens to Visit

Title: Re: [GWL] USDA Climate Map & Canada Gardens to Visit
This just in from the Weekly Nursery & Management newsletter e-mail



New Zone Map will be more accurate The revised version of the USDA Hardiness Zone map will have many improvements, use more data and be more accurate, said Tony Avent, owner of Plant Delights Nursery in Raleigh, N.C., and a member of the map's advisory board. The new map will be issued in two phases. Phase 1 will show average annual low temperatures by zone in 5-degree increments (a and b designations) and use weather data from the last 30 years. The current map, issued in 1990, uses 12 years of data. The new map will better reflect coastal and lake effects and urban heat islands, Avent said. Phase 2 will incorporate overlay maps to reflect factors such as duration of cold, summer heat factors and possibly airflow patterns.


jems

Is there a web site where the latest USDA Climate Zone map can be
downloaded?  How about the plant hardiness map?

Also, can any of our Michigan and Canadian list members recommend gardens or
other spots of interest to visit in late Sept.  I'm going to Leamington, ON,
across the river from Detroit, for the Yoder Bros. Field Days and am driving
from Illinois.  What other good things are there in that area of Canada?  I
read on the town's web site that 70 percent of greenhouses in Canada are
located the area due to the mild climate.
Doreen Howard
gardendiva@charter.net


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