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

By looking at the USDA zone info for Cleveland you will be able to estimate when it's the best time to plant foxglove.

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

The earliest that you can plant foxglove in Cleveland 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. You probably don't want to wait any later than that or else your foxglove may not have a chance to really do well. You can get started a little bit earlier by starting your foxglove indoors.

Last Frost Date

On average the last frost is on April 15 in Cleveland. It might get as low as -5°F during the coldest months of winter.

Since the USDA zone info for Cleveland may not be accurate from year to year the actual date of last frost is different every year. Half of the time in Cleveland last frost occurs after April 15 so make sure that you are prepared to protect your foxglove if you have one of those late frosts.

USDA Zone Info for Cleveland

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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