When to Plant Digitalis in Leonia, NJ

The USDA Zone info is a great tool for gardeners to help us determine your gardening schedule. The zone info helps tell us things like average date of last frost and lowest expected temperature for your area.

The earliest that you can plant digitalis in Leonia can be determined by reviewing the USDA zone info.

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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 bit earlier in the year because they do well in moderate cold.

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A good time to plant digitalis
Possibly ok, but a risky time to plant digitalis
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The earliest that you can plant digitalis in Leonia 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. You probably don't want to wait any later than that or else your digitalis may not have a chance to really do well. If you are starting your digitalis indoors then you might be able to get away with starting them a few weeks earlier.

Last Frost Date

The average date of last frost is April 15 in Leonia. You can expect an average low temperature of 0°F in the coldest months of winter.

Since the USDA zone info for Leonia may not be accurate from year to year the actual date of last frost changes from year to year. Half of the time in Leonia you get a frost after April 15 so just be sure to be ready to protect your digitalis if you have a late frost.

USDA Zone Info for Leonia

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 Low0°F
Highest Expected Low5°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.

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