One of the first steps you take when you are estimating your gardening schedule is find your USDA Zone info. The zone info helps tell us things like average date of last frost and lowest expected temperature for your area.

The USDA zone info for Freeport should be looked at to determine when to plant digitalis.

Planting Calendar for Digitalis

Frost tolerance for digitalis:	Tolerant of some frost.
When to plant:	Up to 5 weeks before last frost.

Digitalis can survive in some cold which means that you can plant them a little bit earlier in the year than other plants that might not handle the cold.

The earliest that you can plant digitalis in Freeport is January. However, you really should wait until February if you don't want to take any chances.

The last month that you can plant digitalis and expect a good harvest is probably October. You probably don't want to wait any later than that or else your digitalis may not have a chance to fully mature. You can get started a little bit earlier by starting your digitalis indoors.

Last Frost Date

The average date of last frost is February 15 in Freeport. You can expect an average low temperature of 25°F in the coldest months of winter.

Since the USDA zone info for Freeport is not always accurate the actual date of last frost will vary from year to year. Since half of the time in Freeport last frost occurs after February 15 be ready to protect your digitalis in the event of a surprise late frost.

USDA Zone Info for Freeport

Here is the info for USDA Zone 9b.

Average Date of Last Frost (spring)	February 15
Average Date of First Frost (fall)	December 15
Lowest Expected Low	25°F
Highest Expected Low	30°F

This means that on a really cold year, the coldest it will get is 25°F. On most years you should be prepared to experience lows near 30°F.

Plants to Grow in Freeport

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