If you're hoping to purchase a primary residence in a rural area and have been researching U.S. Department of Agriculture loans, you'll want to also become acquainted with USDA eligibility maps. These ...

Knowing the precise time to get annual plants into the ground and whether or not a perennial will grow in a given location is often buried in local community lore, but the US Department of Agriculture ...

At last. Finally, there’s an updated official government resource out there that gardeners all across the land can blame for any failed planting efforts. OK, maybe not for all failed plantings, but at ...

The USDA Plant Hardiness Zone Map helps home gardeners pick which plants to grow. But recently, roughly a quarter of the country has moved zones. What does this mean for your backyard plants? This ...

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