Georgia plant hardiness zones. Georgias usda hardiness zones range from zone 6 to 9 with zone 6 encompassing the northwestern corner area of the state. Georgia interactive 1990 usda hardiness zone map. Georgia hardiness zones for selected cities and locations.
The original and most widely used system developed by the united states department of agriculture usda as a rough guide for landscaping and gardening defines 13 zones by annual extreme minimum temperature. The map is based on the average annual minimum winter temperature divided into 10 degree f zones. A hardiness zone is a geographic area defined to encompass a certain range of climatic conditions relevant to plant growth and survival.
Usda plant hardiness zone map 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 a location. Georgia was divided into three parts placing us in zone 7 north georgia zone 8 middle georgia and zone 9south georgia. Cobb county and above became zone 7a and everything below that point down to macon became zone 7b.
The above map is the usda map of plant hardiness zones for georgia. List of hardiness zones for georgia cities and locations. The us department of agriculture divided out the map of the us in areas which range from planting zone 1a to planting zone 13b.
Based on the 1990 usda hardiness zone map this interactive version covers the state of georgia which ranges from usda zone 6b to usda zone 8b. The hardiness map was revised in 1990 dividing each original zone into two sub zones contrasting with each other by only a 5 degree difference in winter low temperatures. If you wish to learn what your georgia usda plant hardiness zone is you can find where you live on the map and compare the color of that location to the legend to the right.
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It is intended to answer the question of what is the planting zones for georgia. Planting zones or growing zones are illustrated on a map known as the usda plant hardiness zone map. These are areas which range in minimum temperatures from 60 degrees fahrenheit to 70 degrees fahrenheit.