One of the first steps you take when you are getting a good idea 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.

In Oxnard you can determine when it's possible to plant foxglove by checking out 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 means that you can start planting them earlier than more sensitive plants.

The earliest that you can plant foxglove in Oxnard 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 fully mature. If you are starting your foxglove indoors then you might be able to get away with starting them a few weeks earlier.

Last Frost Date

In Oxnard the average date of last frost happens on January 31. It might get as low as 30°F during the coldest months of winter.

It's important to remember that USDA zone info for Oxnard is just an average and the actual date of last frost changes from year to year. Since half of the time in Oxnard there is a last frost after January 31 be ready to protect your foxglove if you have a late frost.

USDA Zone Info for Oxnard

Here is the info for USDA Zone 10a.

Average Date of Last Frost (spring)	January 31
Average Date of First Frost (fall)	December 15
Lowest Expected Low	30°F
Highest Expected Low	35°F

This means that on a really cold year, the coldest it will get is 30°F. On most years you should be prepared to experience lows near 35°F.

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