Plant Hardiness Zones. Plant hardiness zones help gardeners understand which plants will most likely survive at a location. It is important that your plants can thrive year-round, surviving extreme temperatures. Note: Zone maps do have shortfalls; if the information is inaccurate, you may live in a microclimate.
In normal years, colors peak in the first week of October on the U.P., the second week of October in northern Lower Michigan and the last two weeks of October in southern Lower Michigan. When the colors do peak, here are some of the best bets for fall foliage viewing from Pure Michigan:
Corn is Michigan's top crop. Other major crops grown in the state  include soybeans, sugar beets, wheat, and hay. Michigan also  produces a number of fruits and vegetables sâ¦uch as apples,  cherries, asparagus, and peppers.