The USDA Zone info is a great tool for gardeners to help us estimate your gardening schedule. The most important data that the zone info tells us is average last frost and the lowest expected temperature for your area.

A way of making a decision about when you can plant digitalis is to refer to the USDA zone info for Fillmore.

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 means that you can plant them earlier than other frost tender plants.

The earliest that you can plant digitalis in Fillmore 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 really do well. Starting your digitalis indoors is a great way to get them started a little bit earlier.

Last Frost Date

The average date of last frost is February 15 in Fillmore. It might get as low as 25°F during the coldest months of winter.

Remember that USDA zone info for Fillmore is an average and the actual date of last frost will vary from year to year. Since half of the time in Fillmore you get surprised by a frost after February 15 be ready to protect your digitalis in the event of a surprise late frost.

USDA Zone Info for Fillmore

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.

Plants to Grow in Fillmore

You may be interested in your other planting guides for Fillmore.