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Originally Posted by Ozzello
That may be true for the other zones, but not for zone 9. When something is tagged zone 10 and warmer, it EXACTLY means, it will die from the cold in the next zone up.
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No that's completely incorrect, the specific definition of hardiness zones are as follows: "
Hardiness zones are geographical areas divided up by climate that can be used to determine where different plants will grow best." Apparently, you're also unaware that Master Gardeners are involved in data collection that determines the actual hardiness zones for many areas.
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Originally Posted by Ozzello
I have a lot of respect for the Master Gardener's garden club folks, but let's not pretend that the moniker isn't more about participation in functions and donating a bit of time to the club. Compared to a college degree or actual masters in horticulture, it is just a club with not much of a scholastic requirement.
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You clearly have little respect master gardeners or much of an understanding of their educational requirements.
It's not a gardening club where you can just sign up and join. You have to past a rigorous entrance exam among other things and only a limited number are permitted to join.
It involves usually 60 hours of education upfront including college level courses, and then continuous education every year. That's not including the fact many master gardener groups are extremely hard to be admitted into in the first place, many requiring a high level knowledge of botany. We also have volunteer requirements on delivering horticultural education to the public.