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Impact of Hardiness Zone Change on Edible Gardens in Duval County

by Duval MGV
June 18, 2025

By now you have likely heard that in November 2023 the U.S. Department of Agriculture updated its plant hardiness zone map for the first time since 2012. Part of Duval County from around the St. John’s River and east changed from Zone 9a to ... READ MORE

Category: Home Landscapes, Horticulture, UF/IFAS Extension
Tags: Duval, Florida Gardening, Gardening, Map, Temperature, Winter, Zones

Zone Changes: What You Need to Know

by Alyssa Vinson
November 15, 2023

Change is the only inevitability. We see it echoed in the metamorphosis of insects, the too-quick growth of our children, the gray in our hair. From one moment to the next, the cells that comprise our bodies are shifting, changing, dying, ... READ MORE

Category: Agriculture, Florida-Friendly Landscaping, Home Landscapes, Natural Resources, UF/IFAS, UF/IFAS Extension
Tags: Climate, Florida Friendly Landscape, Hardiness, Hardiness Zone, Map, USDA Map, Zones

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