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Gardening in South Carolina

South Carolina sits in USDA zones 7 through 9 – hot humid summers, mild winters, sandhills and coastal plain soils, and a long growing season. The trade-off: hurricane risk, fungal pressure, and heat that punishes through September. These guides are written for South Carolina’s actual climate.

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