One of the first steps you take when you are making a decision about 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.

In Lander you can determine when it's the best time to plant foxglove by checking out 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.

You can plant foxglove a little 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 foxglove in Lander 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. You probably don't want to wait any later than that or else your foxglove may not have a chance to fully mature. You can get started a couple of weeks earlier by starting your foxglove indoors.

Last Frost Date

On average the last frost when the weather gets warmer is on April 15 in Lander. In the coldest months of winter you can expect an average low temperature of -20°F.

Remember that the actual date of last frost is not always accurate because it is based on the USDA zone info for Lander and it can change quite a bit from year to year. Half of the time in Lander you get surprised by a frost after April 15 so make sure that you are ready to cover your foxglove if you have one of those late frosts.

USDA Zone Info for Lander

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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