Before planting it is a good idea to find your USDA Zone info to determine your garden schedule. The zone info helps tell us things like average date of last frost and lowest expected temperature for your area.

One way of making a decision about when it's the best time to plant foxglove is to refer to the USDA zone info for Walnut Creek.

Planting Calendar for Foxglove

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

Since foxglove do well in moderate cold you can plant them a little earlier in the year than other frost tender plants.

The earliest that you can plant foxglove in Walnut Creek 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 grow to maturity. You can get started a few weeks earlier by starting your foxglove indoors.

Last Frost Date

On average the last frost is on February 15 in Walnut Creek. You can expect an average low temperature of 25°F in the coldest months of winter.

Since the USDA zone info for Walnut Creek is not always accurate the actual date of last frost changes from year to year. Since half of the time in Walnut Creek there is a last frost after February 15 be ready to cover your foxglove in the event of a late frost.

USDA Zone Info for Walnut Creek

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 Walnut Creek

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