One of the best tools that you have as gardeners to help us figure out your gardening schedule is the USDA zone info. The most important data that the zone info tells us is average last frost and the lowest expected temperature for your area.

You can estimate when it's the best time to plant digitalis in Fanwood by referring to 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 Fanwood 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. Any later than that and your digitalis may not have a chance to grow to maturity. Starting your digitalis indoors is a great way to get them started a little bit earlier.

Last Frost Date

In Fanwood the average date of last frost happens on April 15. You can expect an average low temperature of 0°F in the coldest months of winter.

Since the USDA zone info for Fanwood 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 Fanwood last frost occurs after April 15 be ready to protect your digitalis if you have one of those late frosts.

USDA Zone Info for Fanwood

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 Fanwood

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