One of the first steps you take when you are figuring out your gardening schedule is find your USDA Zone info. The zone info helps tell us things like average date of last frost and lowest expected temperature for your area.

You can figure out when it's the best time to plant foxglove in Mulvane by checking out 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.

You can plant foxglove just a bit earlier in the year because they do well in moderate cold.

The earliest that you can plant foxglove in Mulvane 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. If you wait any later than that and your foxglove may not have a chance to fully mature. You can get started a few weeks earlier by starting your foxglove indoors.

Last Frost Date

In Mulvane the average date of last frost happens on April 15. It might get as low as -5°F during the coldest months of winter.

It's important to remember that USDA zone info for Mulvane is an average and the actual date of last frost can change quite a bit from year to year. Half of the time in Mulvane you get surprised by a frost after April 15 so be sure to be ready to cover your foxglove in the event of one of those late frosts.

USDA Zone Info for Mulvane

Here is the info for USDA Zone 6b.

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

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

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