When to Plant Digitalis in Boynton Beach, FL

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.

The USDA zone info for Boynton Beach can be used to estimate when you can plant digitalis.


Planting Calendar for Digitalis

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

Digitalis are one of those plants that can tolerate a little bit of cold weather which means that you can start planting them earlier than other plants that might not handle the cold.

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A good time to plant digitalis
Possibly ok, but a risky time to plant digitalis
Probably not a good time to plant digitalis

The earliest that you can plant digitalis in Boynton Beach 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 digitalis and expect a good harvest is probably October. Any later than that and your digitalis may not have a chance to really do well. You can get started a little bit earlier by starting your digitalis indoors.

Last Frost Date

The average date of last frost is January 31 in Boynton Beach. In the coldest months of winter you should expect an average low temperature of 35°F.

Remember that USDA zone info for Boynton Beach is an average and the actual date of last frost changes from year to year. Since half of the time in Boynton Beach you get surprised by a frost after January 31 be ready to cover your digitalis if you have a late frost.

USDA Zone Info for Boynton Beach

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 Low35°F
Highest Expected Low40°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.

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