When to Plant Digitalis in Lincoln City, OR

One of the best tools that you have as gardeners to help us determine 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.

The first chance to plant digitalis in Lincoln City can be estimated by looking at 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.

Since digitalis do well in moderate cold you can plant them a little earlier in the year than other frost tender plants.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
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A good time to plant digitalis
Possibly ok, but a risky time to plant digitalis
Probably not a good time to plant digitalis

The earliest that you can plant digitalis in Lincoln City is January. However, you really should wait until February if you don't want to take any chances.

The last month that you can plant digitalis and expect a good harvest is probably October. 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 the last frost when the weather gets warmer is on February 15 in Lincoln City. You can expect an average low temperature of 20°F in the coldest months of winter.

Always keep in mind that USDA zone info for Lincoln City is an average and the actual date of last frost can change quite a bit from year to year. Half of the time in Lincoln City you get a frost after February 15 so make sure that you are ready to protect your digitalis in the event of a surprise late frost.

USDA Zone Info for Lincoln City

Here is the info for USDA Zone 9a.

Average Date of Last Frost (spring)February 15
Average Date of First Frost (fall)December 15
Lowest Expected Low20°F
Highest Expected Low25°F

This means that on a really cold year, the coldest it will get is 20°F. On most years you should be prepared to experience lows near 25°F.

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