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Re: Zones - what are they?

There was as ad in the Sunset Magazine for their new book which covers all
of the U.S.
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The earth is the LORD'S and the fulness thereof!


>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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