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Forum: Article: Gardening in the ZoneReplies: 1, Views: 19
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Dotsy1
Steamboat Springs, CO

March 24, 2008
10:07 AM

Post #4702455

Another factor that is taken into consideration in the mountains of Colorado is the insulating winter-long blanket of snow. Our low temps can be -30 and put us Zone 3 but the many feet of snow cover insulates the plants and allows us to grow a zone or two up from the prescribed designation.
TexasTam
Plano, TX
(Zone 8a)

March 24, 2008
10:30 AM

Post #4702572

That's a cool fact that I bet a lot of gardeners didn't know, Dotsy...including me! Thanks for sharing.


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interesting stuff! carrielamont 3 Mar 23, 2008 10:32 AM


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