One of the first steps you take when you are getting a good idea 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.

The USDA zone info for Prineville can be reffered to in order to determine when it's a good idea 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.

Foxglove tend to make it in some cold which means that you can plant them a little earlier in the year than other frost tender plants.

The earliest that you can plant foxglove in Prineville 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. If you wait any later than that and your foxglove may not have a chance to really do well. You can get started a few weeks earlier by starting your foxglove indoors.

Last Frost Date

On average the last frost has passed is on April 15 in Prineville. In the coldest months of winter you can expect an average low temperature of -5°F.

Since the USDA zone info for Prineville may not be accurate from year to year the actual date of last frost can change quite a bit from year to year. Half of the time in Prineville you get a frost after April 15 so just be sure to be ready to protect your foxglove in the event of a late frost.

USDA Zone Info for Prineville

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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