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

In Baldwin City you can figure out when it's the best time to plant digitalis by using the USDA zone info.

Planting Calendar for Digitalis

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

You can plant digitalis a little earlier in the year because they are moderately cold tolerant.

The earliest that you can plant digitalis in Baldwin City 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 really do well. Starting your digitalis indoors is a great way to get them started a few weeks earlier.

Last Frost Date

The average date of last frost is April 15 in Baldwin City. You can expect an average low temperature of -10°F in the coldest months of winter.

Always keep in mind that USDA zone info for Baldwin City is an average and the actual date of last frost can change quite a bit from year to year. Half of the time in Baldwin City you get a frost after April 15 so be sure to be ready to protect your digitalis if you have a surprise late frost.

USDA Zone Info for Baldwin City

Here is the info for USDA Zone 6a.

Average Date of Last Frost (spring)	April 15
Average Date of First Frost (fall)	October 15
Lowest Expected Low	-10°F
Highest Expected Low	-5°F

This means that on a really cold year, the coldest it will get is -10°F. On most years you should be prepared to experience lows near -5°F.

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