The USDA Zone info is a great tool for gardeners to help us estimate your gardening schedule. The zone info helps tell us things like average date of last frost and lowest expected temperature for your area.

A way of figuring out when it's a good idea to plant foxglove is to use the USDA zone info for Sheridan.

Planting Calendar for Foxglove

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

Foxglove do well in mild cold which means that you can plant them just a bit earlier in the year than other frost tender plants.

The earliest that you can plant foxglove in Sheridan 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 foxglove and expect a good harvest is probably September. Any later than that and your foxglove may not have a chance to grow to maturity. You can get started a couple of weeks earlier by starting your foxglove indoors.

Last Frost Date

The average date of last frost is March 15 in Sheridan. It might get as low as 10°F during the coldest months of winter.

Since the USDA zone info for Sheridan is not always accurate the actual date of last frost changes from year to year. Since half of the time in Sheridan you get a frost after March 15 be ready to protect your foxglove in the event of a surprise late frost.

USDA Zone Info for Sheridan

Here is the info for USDA Zone 8a.

Average Date of Last Frost (spring)	March 15
Average Date of First Frost (fall)	November 15
Lowest Expected Low	10°F
Highest Expected Low	15°F

This means that on a really cold year, the coldest it will get is 10°F. On most years you should be prepared to experience lows near 15°F.

Plants to Grow in Sheridan

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