Unfortunately, I have become an expert at what does NOT work. Chances are, you may be an expert too. Until I had an encounter with this mean, hateful fungus I had no idea it was so difficult to get rid of! So hereâs what happened.
If I look at the hardiness Zone map it looks like I'am in zone 7 (light green)on the farmers almanac map. But when I type in my zipcode for farmers almanac it says I am zone 5. Which in my mind is a big difference so How am I to know which zone to go by.
The zone ratings tell us how well a plant should survive our winters (should being the operative word here.) Central Illinois is zone 5b according to the United States Department of Agriculture's Plant Hardiness Zone Map first developed in 1960 and revised in 1990.