Simple lessons from the backs of seed packages

[Gabby Hayes]

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

[hedgehog]

1. I used to be Zone 5, now I'm Zone 6!

[CBGLuthier]

2. My sweltering hellhole is still zone 7

But living in a state which everybody left when the weather got bad makes me think this place never was much like paradise.

[jillan]

3. Only a stupid idiot would deny climate change at this point. Great find Gabby!

Thanks for posting.

[Confusious]

10. They change the argument

Instead of "it's not happening" it becomes "its not man-made"

[formercia]

4. Mainers for Global Warming

Enlightened self-interest.

[Scuba]

9. Wisconsinites agree. Besides, Fox's idea of palm trees in Madison appeals to me.

[ProdigalJunkMail]

5. this is a little bit of a game

since they START with the USDA map and then change to their own. The USDA map TO USDA map would be more convincing.

sP

[ellenfl]

6. as an orchid grower, i was displeased when this first came out that we went from zone 9 to 10. eom

[MattBaggins]

7. I am in that small portion of NY that is zone 6

but that zone has doubled in size.

[Odin2005]

8. Fargo went from 3b to 4b.

[Gregorian]

11. That is horribly frightening.

It is absolutely unbelievable that people are not rapidly changing. Things like the next Olympics would be canceled in a sane world. All frivolous tourism would be ceased.

But that all sounds so negative. I pity the generations to follow this fossil fuel party.

[Uncle Joe]

12. Kicked and recommended.

Thanks for the thread, Gabby Hayes.

[dixiegrrrrl]

13. Fascinating.

kick and rec.

I am still in zone 8 which has now grown to cover most of the state.

Hardiness maps are one thing.

What really counts is heat maps, since that affects how well produce grows from spring to fall.

This year, NONE of our fruit trees blossomed.
And our crepe myrtles are blooming in July, instead of late spring.

[Lone_Star_Dem]

14. It's true. My tropical annuals have now become perennials.

While I appreciate saving the money re-purchasing them each year, it's been quite an unsettling realization.

[Curmudgeoness]

15. And this is from 1990 to 2006.

I wonder if there are further changes in the past 6 years.

[RainDog]

16. k&r n/t