When to Plant Digitalis in Adamsville, AL

Before planting it is a good idea to find your USDA Zone info to estimate your garden schedule. The most important data that the zone info tells us is average last frost and the lowest expected temperature for your area.

You should be able to figure out when it's a good idea to plant digitalis by reviewing the USDA zone info for Adamsville.


Planting Calendar for Digitalis

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

Since digitalis do well in moderate cold you can plant them a little bit earlier in the year than plants that are more sensitive to the cold.

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

The last month that you can plant digitalis and expect a good harvest is probably September. If you wait any later than that and 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

On average the last frost when the weather gets warmer is on April 15 in Adamsville. In the coldest months of winter you can expect an average low temperature of 5°F.

It's important to remember that USDA zone info for Adamsville is an average and the actual date of last frost can change quite a bit from year to year. Half of the time in Adamsville it frosts late in the year after April 15 so just be sure to be ready to protect your digitalis in the event of a surprise late frost.

USDA Zone Info for Adamsville

Here is the info for USDA Zone 7b.

Average Date of Last Frost (spring)April 15
Average Date of First Frost (fall)October 15
Lowest Expected Low5°F
Highest Expected Low10°F

This means that on a really cold year, the coldest it will get is 5°F. On most years you should be prepared to experience lows near 10°F.

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