![]() That blue zone is me! You would think that I could just pick up and start gardening where I left off, but you’d be wrong. A more resilient plant that is “hardy to zone 7” can tolerate a minimum temperature of 0 ☏. ![]() When you purchase a plant that is described as “hardy to zone 8”, it means that the plant can withstand a range of minimum temperatures (zone 8a and 8b) from 10 ☏ to 20 ☏. Zone 8a has an average minimum winter temperature of 10-15 ☏. Zone 8b means that the average minimum winter temperature is 15 to 20 ☏. ![]() The division of zones into a and b is done in 5-degree F increments. The map is based on the average annual minimum winter temperature, divided into 10-degree F zones. The 2012 USDA Plant Hardiness Zone Map is the standard by which gardeners and growers can determine which plants are most likely to thrive at their location. What Does It Mean to Be in Gardening Zone 8b? It’s All About Freezing Temperatures Unfortunately, they are both in zone 8b but they couldn’t be more different. Funny enough, both of my gardens are in zone 8b – and I thought “no sweat, I can do this! I’ve been gardening for years and I’m just trading one garden for another, right?”. Last fall I moved 2,300 miles from the Pacific Northwest to Central Texas. This is my first gardening year in Texas. The Gardening Zone Series, 13 Bloggers Talk About Gardening in Zones 3 to 9. ![]()
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