TV News interviews UMaine horticulturist on spring garden planning

Channel 7 (WVII) interviewed University of Maine Cooperative Extension professor and ornamental horticulturist Lois Berg Stack for a Thursday, Feb. 16, 6 p.m. news report on spring garden planning tips as warm weather approaches. Stack says February is the time when gardeners should be planning their gardens and even starting some vegetables indoors. Stack also explained the new USDA Plant Hardiness Zone Map, which was recently updated after 26 years. The map reflects a trend of slightly warmer temperatures moving northward.  The interview begins 8 minutes, 30 seconds into the broadcast.

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