The USDA Zone info is a great tool for gardeners to help us estimate your gardening schedule. The most important data that the zone info tells us is average last frost and the lowest expected temperature for your area.

One way of determining when it's the best time to plant digitalis is to look at the USDA zone info for Eagle.

Planting Calendar for Digitalis

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

Digitalis are moderately cold tolerant which tells us that you can plant them earlier than other frost tender plants.

The earliest that you can plant digitalis in Eagle 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 digitalis and expect a good harvest is probably September. If you wait any later than that and your digitalis may not have a chance to fully mature. If you are starting your digitalis indoors then you might be able to get away with starting them a little bit earlier.

Last Frost Date

On average the last frost is on April 15 in Eagle. You can expect an average low temperature of 0°F in the coldest months of winter.

It's important to remember that USDA zone info for Eagle is an average and the actual date of last frost is different every year. Half of the time in Eagle you get a frost after April 15 so always be ready to protect your digitalis in the event of one of those late frosts.

USDA Zone Info for Eagle

Here is the info for USDA Zone 7a.

Average Date of Last Frost (spring)	April 15
Average Date of First Frost (fall)	October 15
Lowest Expected Low	0°F
Highest Expected Low	5°F

This means that on a really cold year, the coldest it will get is 0°F. On most years you should be prepared to experience lows near 5°F.

Plants to Grow in Eagle

You may be interested in your other planting guides for Eagle.