Before planting it is a good idea to find your USDA Zone info to estimate your garden schedule. The most important data that the zone info tells us is average last frost and the lowest expected temperature for your area.

In Murrysville you can determine when it's the best time 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 can survive in some cold which means that you can plant them a bit earlier in the year than other plants that might not handle the cold.

The earliest that you can plant digitalis in Murrysville 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 really do well. You can get started a few weeks earlier by starting your digitalis indoors.

Last Frost Date

The average date of last frost is April 15 in Murrysville. You can expect an average low temperature of -10°F in the coldest months of winter.

Since the USDA zone info for Murrysville is an average the actual date of last frost changes from year to year. Half of the time in Murrysville last frost occurs after April 15 so make sure that you are prepared to protect your digitalis in the event of a surprise late frost.

USDA Zone Info for Murrysville

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.

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