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 to plant foxglove is to examine the USDA zone info for Lomita.

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 a little bit of cold which means that you can plant them a little earlier in the year than other plants that might not handle the cold.

The earliest that you can plant foxglove in Lomita 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. If you are starting your foxglove indoors then you might be able to get away with starting them a little bit earlier.

Last Frost Date

On average all chance of frost has passed is on January 31 in Lomita. You should expect an average low temperature of 35°F in the coldest months of winter.

Remember that USDA zone info for Lomita is not always accurate and the actual date of last frost is different every year. Half of the time in Lomita there is a last frost after January 31 so always be ready to protect your foxglove in the event of a surprise late frost.

USDA Zone Info for Lomita

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 Lomita

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