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

You can determine when you can plant digitalis in Prescott by checking out the USDA zone info.

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 earlier in the year than other frost tender plants.

The earliest that you can plant digitalis in Prescott 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 really do well. You can get started a couple of weeks earlier by starting your digitalis indoors.

Last Frost Date

The average date of last frost is April 15 in Prescott. You can expect an average low temperature of 5°F in the coldest months of winter.

Remember that the actual date of last frost is an average because it is based on the USDA zone info for Prescott and it changes from year to year. Half of the time in Prescott you get surprised by a frost after April 15 so always be ready to cover your digitalis in the event of one of those late frosts.

USDA Zone Info for Prescott

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 Low	5°F
Highest Expected Low	10°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.

Plants to Grow in Prescott

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