Zone maps updated

Take a look at the changes in just sixteen years between the revisions of the USDA hardiness map in 1990 and 2006. Click play, reset and differences to saee the shifts.

http://www.arborday.org/media/mapchanges.cfm

Yuska

Um..... This is a hot-topic that could get ugly real quick... You sure you wanna go there?

That doesn't show revisions to the USDA hardiness zone map, it compares the 1990 USDA map to the 2006 Arbor Day Association map. No word on if or when the department of agriculture will revise their map...

OK - my error - I'll take it out -

I think it's worth leaving up!

Well, I'll ask admin. to rule on it, then. Thanks for pointing out the goof I made, claypa - I knew I needed new glasses - better make an appt. right away.

Yep- seems like this might be a "politcal" hot topic. Very controversial. I remember that 2-3 years ago it was announced that the zone numbers would be changed, I never could change it in my mind.

It's an interesting topic, for certain and it has an awful lot to do with gardening, it seems, whether you agree with the concept or not. It makes the difference between being able to grow something, in my case, zone 5 now, and not being able to grow it (zone 4). I had to change it in my mind, it opened me up to a whole new world of plants ;)
I think the one thing everybody can agree on, is that it is changing. It's the reason for the change that is up for debate, I guess.

As long as it's informative "zone maps are changing", and not an argumentative "why don't we all believe in global warming", I'm comfortable.

This has been hashed over in about every forum already - so it's not so hot topic anymore.

Try telling that to the media...

LOL angelsong!

yuska, I think the new title of this thread is better suited, good choice!

Great link Yuska!
Whether or not one agrees with the various reasons put forth for global warming/climate change, we still need to garden so the info is useful and helpful. Last year's weather patterns were very erratic and unusual for our area. If the zone has changed, we get to grow as gardeners and learn how to care for our newly "out of zone" plants, and meet a few others.

So you mean to tell me that I'm not just a great gardener, growing all these zone 6 plants in a zone 5?! I really am zone 6?!
Bummer!

ROFLAO!

Haven't seen any negative posting, can't imagine why there
would be. Yuska posted a link we can visit or not.

I visited. Didn't see anything to get my bloomers in a bunch about.

Thanks, Yuska, that was interesting!

Karen Marie

The original posting was more about global warming than it was simple zone map changes. As it is now, you are correct, it doesn't have a negative tone. Originally, it came across to me as an initiative to start political argument.

FYI - The USDA is working on an updated version of their official hardiness zone map. There will now be 15 zones and the a's and b's eliminated.