Does that plant you’re thinking of buying have the hardiness to thrive in your garden? It looks gorgeous at the nursery but can it survive the heat of the summer or the cold of the winter? Gardeners have used the USDA Hardiness Zone Map for over 50 years to find answers to these questions! In 2023, the zone map were updated - here is what you need to know! Helpful links and research: * https://planthardiness.ars.usda.gov * https://www.ars.usda.gov/news-events/news/research-news/2023/usda-unveils-updated-plant-hardiness-zone-map/ * https://planthardiness.ars.usda.gov/pages/map-creation Zoning in on Your Zone - Tuesday Tip, premiered 11/24/2020. While the zone map changed - this video is full of great information on just what the USDA Zone map means to YOU! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ym3HXQIwMfI Credits: MGGKC Tuesday Tips Team and MU Extension, Urban West Region Video - Mitch Weber Research - Carol Knudson Script - Tuesday Tip Team Consider visiting your local extension office for more research-based resources. MU Extension is an equal opportunity/access/affirmative action/pro-disabled and veteran employer. #Gardening #Zones #MGGKC #Volunteer #Extension #MasterGardener #ExtendMU #Tuesdaytip

Resources: Visit these websites! https://cicadasafari.org Activities for Kids and Kids at Heart: Fold an origami Cicada: https://cicadasafari.org/download/foldacic2021.pdf Color Pages https://cicadasafari.org/download/colorcicada%20(1).pdf Got Cicadas? Report your findings! https://entomologytoday.org/2021/04/08/cicadas-picture-app-map-arrival-brood-x-citizen-science/#:~:text=Kritsky%20and%20colleagues%20rolled%20out,in%20for%20quite%20an%20experience.%E2%80%9D Photo Credits: * Photos courtesy of Gene Kritsky, Mount St. Joseph University, Marcia Schulz, MU Extension Master Gardeners, Gettyimages Consider visiting your local extension office for more research-based resources. https://extension.missouri.edu/ Garden Questions? MGGKC Hotline: 816-833-TREE (8733) – 24-hour voicemail and mggkc.hotline@gmail.com http://www.mggkc.org/public-education/hotline/ Credits: Produced by - Marcia Schulz Dr. Tamra Reall, Field Specialist in Horticulture, University of Missouri Extension Based on the Kids Ask Dr. Bug series by Tamra Reall. Adapted by Marcia Schulz On-screen - Marcia Schulz, Dr. Bug Video Edit - Marcia Schulz The University of Missouri is an equal opportunity/access/affirmative action/pro-disabled and veteran employer. #ExtendMU #MGGKC #TuesdayTip #Gardening #Spring #PeriodicalCicadas #BroodXIX #BroodXII #kadb

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