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 Westville can be used to estimate when it's possible to plant foxglove.

Planting Calendar for Foxglove

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

You can plant foxglove just a bit earlier in the year because they are moderately cold tolerant.

The earliest that you can plant foxglove in Westville 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. 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

The average date of last frost is April 15 in Westville. It might get as low as -15°F during the coldest months of winter.

Since the USDA zone info for Westville is just an average the actual date of last frost can change quite a bit from year to year. Since half of the time in Westville last frost occurs after April 15 be ready to cover your foxglove if you have one of those late frosts.

USDA Zone Info for Westville

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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