The USDA has mapped out plant hardiness zones for each state. Tennessee ranges from a 6a to an 8a. West Tennessee: The southern part, including Memphis, is designated an 8a zone, with areas ...

USDA growing zones are important for figuring out what to plant and when in your area. ... so just because you've moved from zone 7B to 8A, it's not a guarantee that new plant varieties will succeed.

The USDA is updating an important map for gardeners and growers picking plants and flowers. The new map shows the contiguous U.S. is about 2.5 degrees Fahrenheit warmer than the last map 11 years ago.

The USDA Plant Hardiness Zone Map consists of 13 individual zones that take in all of the contiguous United States, plus Alaska, Hawaii, and Puerto Rico. The first zone lies at the coldest and ...

It contains four plant hardiness zones, and all have shifted to reflect warmer temperatures. For example, ... Cape May at the state’s southern tip has moved from 7b to 8a, ...

New plant hardiness zone map to help NC gardeners, farmers keep pace with climate change ... Parts of inland Pender County are still in Zone 8a, which shows winter lows can dip to 10-15 degrees.

In Tennessee, the state ranges in four different zones, 6a (-10 to 15 degrees Fahrenheit) in the highest altitude of the mountains to 8a (10-15 degrees Fahrenheit) in southern parts of the state.