When to Plant Digitalis in Winooski, VT

The USDA Zone info is a great tool for gardeners to help us determine your gardening schedule. The zone info helps tell us things like average date of last frost and lowest expected temperature for your area.

In Winooski you can determine when you can plant digitalis by looking at 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 are one of those plants that can tolerate a little bit of cold weather which tells us that you can plant them earlier than other frost tender plants.

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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 Winooski 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. Any later than that and your digitalis may not have a chance to grow to maturity. If you are starting your digitalis indoors then you might be able to get away with starting them a few weeks earlier.

Last Frost Date

The average date of last frost is April 15 in Winooski. You should expect an average low temperature of -20°F in the coldest months of winter.

Remember that USDA zone info for Winooski is not always accurate and the actual date of last frost will vary from year to year. Half of the time in Winooski it frosts late in the year after April 15 so just be sure to be ready to protect your digitalis in the event of a surprise late frost.

USDA Zone Info for Winooski

Here is the info for USDA Zone 5a.

Average Date of Last Frost (spring)April 15
Average Date of First Frost (fall)October 15
Lowest Expected Low-20°F
Highest Expected Low-15°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 -15°F.

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