One of the first steps you take when you are determining your gardening schedule is find your USDA Zone info. 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 foxglove in North Bend should be determined by looking at the USDA zone info.

Planting Calendar for Foxglove

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

Since foxglove are moderately cold tolerant you can plant them a little bit earlier in the year than plants that are more sensitive to the cold.

The earliest that you can plant foxglove in North Bend 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 foxglove and expect a good harvest is probably October. Any later than that and your foxglove may not have a chance to grow to maturity. You can get started a little bit earlier by starting your foxglove indoors.

Last Frost Date

On average all chance of frost has passed is on February 15 in North Bend. You should expect an average low temperature of 20°F in the coldest months of winter.

It's important to remember that USDA zone info for North Bend is an average and the actual date of last frost will vary from year to year. Half of the time in North Bend it frosts late in the year after February 15 so be sure to be ready to cover your foxglove in the event of a late frost.

USDA Zone Info for North Bend

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 Low	20°F
Highest Expected Low	25°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.

Plants to Grow in North Bend

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