One of the first steps you take when you are figuring out your gardening schedule is find your 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.

In Clyde you can determine when to plant digitalis by reviewing 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.

Digitalis do well in moderate cold which means that you can plant them earlier than plants that are more sensitive to the cold.

The earliest that you can plant digitalis in Clyde 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. If you wait any later than that and your digitalis may not have a chance to grow to maturity. You can get started a few weeks earlier by starting your digitalis indoors.

Last Frost Date

On average all chance of frost has passed is on April 15 in Clyde. In the coldest months of winter you can expect an average low temperature of -10°F.

Since the USDA zone info for Clyde is just an average the actual date of last frost will vary from year to year. Since half of the time in Clyde there is a last frost after April 15 be ready to cover your digitalis if you have a late frost.

USDA Zone Info for Clyde

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 Clyde

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