Before planting it is a good idea to find your USDA Zone info to figure out your garden schedule. The zone info helps tell us things like average date of last frost and lowest expected temperature for your area.

By looking at the USDA zone info for Chula Vista it's a good idea to determine when it's a good idea 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 do well in moderate cold which tells us that you can get them planted earlier than plants that are more sensitive to the cold.

The earliest that you can plant digitalis in Chula Vista 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 couple of weeks earlier by starting your digitalis indoors.

Last Frost Date

On average the last frost has passed is on January 31 in Chula Vista. It might get as low as 35°F during the coldest months of winter.

Always keep in mind that USDA zone info for Chula Vista is an average and the actual date of last frost is different every year. Since half of the time in Chula Vista it frosts late in the year after January 31 be ready to cover your digitalis in the event of a late frost.

USDA Zone Info for Chula Vista

Here is the info for USDA Zone 10b.

Average Date of Last Frost (spring)	January 31
Average Date of First Frost (fall)	December 15
Lowest Expected Low	35°F
Highest Expected Low	40°F

This means that on a really cold year, the coldest it will get is 35°F. On most years you should be prepared to experience lows near 40°F.

Plants to Grow in Chula Vista

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