The USDA Zone info is a great tool for gardeners to help us figure out your gardening schedule. The zone info helps tell us things like average date of last frost and lowest expected temperature for your area.

In Johnstown you can figure out when you can plant foxglove by using 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 do well in moderate cold which means that you can start planting them earlier than other plants that might not handle the cold.

The earliest that you can plant foxglove in Johnstown is February. However, you really should wait until March if you don't want to take any chances.

The last month that you can plant foxglove and expect a good harvest is probably September. You probably don't want to wait any later than that or else your foxglove may not have a chance to grow to maturity. If you are starting your foxglove indoors then you might be able to get away with starting them a couple of weeks earlier.

Last Frost Date

On average the last frost is on April 15 in Johnstown. In the coldest months of winter you can expect an average low temperature of -15°F.

Always keep in mind that USDA zone info for Johnstown may not be accurate from year to year and the actual date of last frost can change quite a bit from year to year. Since half of the time in Johnstown there is a last frost after April 15 be ready to protect your foxglove if you have one of those late frosts.

USDA Zone Info for Johnstown

Here is the info for USDA Zone 5b.

Average Date of Last Frost (spring)	April 15
Average Date of First Frost (fall)	October 15
Lowest Expected Low	-15°F
Highest Expected Low	-10°F

This means that on a really cold year, the coldest it will get is -15°F. On most years you should be prepared to experience lows near -10°F.

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