One of the best tools that you have as gardeners to help us figure out your gardening schedule is the USDA zone info. The zone info helps tell us things like average date of last frost and lowest expected temperature for your area.

By using the USDA zone info for Ephrata it's a good idea to determine when you can plant digitalis.

Planting Calendar for Digitalis

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

You can plant digitalis a bit earlier in the year because they are one of those plants that can tolerate a little bit of cold weather.

The earliest that you can plant digitalis in Ephrata 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. Starting your digitalis indoors is a great way to get them started a little bit earlier.

Last Frost Date

The average date of last frost is April 15 in Ephrata. In the coldest months of winter you should expect an average low temperature of -5°F.

It's important to remember that USDA zone info for Ephrata may not be accurate from year to year and the actual date of last frost is different every year. Since half of the time in Ephrata it frosts late in the year after April 15 be ready to cover your digitalis if you have one of those late frosts.

USDA Zone Info for Ephrata

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.

Plants to Grow in Ephrata

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