One of the best tools that you have as gardeners to help us estimate your gardening schedule is the USDA zone info. The zone info helps tell us things like average date of last frost and lowest expected temperature for your area.

By checking out the USDA zone info for Celina you should be able to figure out when it's possible to plant digitalis.

Planting Calendar for Digitalis

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

Digitalis do well in moderate cold which means that you can plant them a bit earlier in the year than other plants that might not handle the cold.

The earliest that you can plant digitalis in Celina 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 fully mature. You can get started a little bit earlier by starting your digitalis indoors.

Last Frost Date

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

Since the USDA zone info for Celina may not be accurate from year to year the actual date of last frost will vary from year to year. Half of the time in Celina you get surprised by a frost after April 15 so always be ready to cover your digitalis if you have a surprise late frost.

USDA Zone Info for Celina

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.

Plants to Grow in Celina

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