Baby leeks. These tender little leeks are a member of the garlic and onion family, they have a wonderfully subtle, sweet flavour and are an attractive pale green colour. Baby leeks are ideal for cooking and serving whole.aby leeks. These tender little leeks are a member of the garlic and onion family, they have a wonderfully subtle, sweet flavour and are an attractive pale green colour. Baby leeks are ideal for cooking and serving whole.
Even though west Texas and eastern Georgia are in the same 2006 ADF cold hardiness zone of 8, they have very different macroclimates when you consider all the other weather factors. Every landscape has small climatic differences.
Click on the image above to see a larger version. The coolest zone indicated by the Texas USDA planting map is 6b, located in the northern part of the state. The rest of Texas enjoys a very warm climate year round, including the winter months. The remaining Texas zones include 7a, 7b, 8a, 8b and 9a. Winter lows may drop down to -5 degrees F. or be as warm as 20 degrees F., depending on your location in the state. Gardeners rely on the zone information presented in the Texas planting map as featured above.