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Re: Zones - what are they?

The zones are a bit strange. I am in USDA 9b which is the warmer portion of
zone 9. Zone 9 or 9a is slightly cooler in the winter. To add to the zone
headache there is the zone system that Sunset magazine puts out. There are
24 zones whith this system. I am in zone 21. I have found that the 24 zone
system is more accurate than the USDA zone system because more than
themperature is taking into account. The only problem with the Sunset system
in that they only conver the western states. The book 'Western Garden' is an
excelent resource for anybody in the western states who wants to know more
about their area. The maps are so detailed that you can find you zone very
easily.

Kurt McCullum
Zone 9b/21
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-----Original Message-----
From: Drea Thew <mizzthew@plainfield.bypass.com>
To: SQFT list <sqft@lists.umsl.edu>
Date: Friday, February 06, 1998 8:17 AM
Subject: Re: Zones - what are they?


>Speaking of zones -- I notice that some folks list their zone with an a or
>b after it.  Is "Zone 6a" just shorthand for "the cold part of Zone 6"?  Or
>are there sub-zones that are defined as specifically as the major zones?  I
>ask because I live in a part of Vermont that is on the cusp, so to speak,
>of Zones 3 and 4 -- in fact, I seem to jump from northern Zone 4 to
>southern Zone 3 depending on which version of the map I'm looking at.
>
>Thanks,
>Drea
>----------
>> From: John Boston <jboston@ionet.net>
>> To: sqft@lists.umsl.edu
>> Subject: Re: Zones - what are they?
>> Date: Thursday, February 05, 1998 8:41 AM
>>
>> This map can be found at
>http://www.hht.com/bus/horns/green-thumb/usda.htm
>> And a larger version, broken into Eastern US, Western US, etc. can be
>seen
>> at http://www.boldweb.com/greenweb/g_zoneus.htm  .
>
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