One of the best tools that you have as gardeners to help us determine your gardening schedule is the USDA zone info. The most important data that the zone info tells us is average last frost and the lowest expected temperature for your area.

In Loma Linda you can figure out when it's the best time to plant foxglove by referring to the USDA zone info.

Planting Calendar for Foxglove

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

Foxglove are one of those plants that can tolerate a little bit of cold weather which tells us that you can plant them earlier than plants that are more sensitive to the cold.

The earliest that you can plant foxglove in Loma Linda 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. If you wait any later than that and your foxglove may not have a chance to really do well. You can get started a few weeks earlier by starting your foxglove indoors.

Last Frost Date

In Loma Linda the average date of last frost happens on February 15. You should expect an average low temperature of 25°F in the coldest months of winter.

Since the USDA zone info for Loma Linda may not be accurate from year to year the actual date of last frost will vary from year to year. Since half of the time in Loma Linda it frosts late in the year after February 15 be ready to cover your foxglove in the event of one of those late frosts.

USDA Zone Info for Loma Linda

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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