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.

A way of making a decision about when it's a good idea to plant foxglove is to examine the USDA zone info for Farmersville.

Planting Calendar for Foxglove

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

Foxglove do ok in moderate 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 foxglove in Farmersville 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 foxglove and expect a good harvest is probably October. Any later than that and your foxglove may not have a chance to really do well. You can get started a couple of weeks earlier by starting your foxglove indoors.

Last Frost Date

The average date of last frost is February 15 in Farmersville. In the coldest months of winter you should expect an average low temperature of 25°F.

Since the USDA zone info for Farmersville is not always accurate the actual date of last frost is different every year. Since half of the time in Farmersville there is a last frost after February 15 be ready to protect your foxglove in the event of a surprise late frost.

USDA Zone Info for Farmersville

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.

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