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.

A way of estimating when it's a good idea to plant digitalis is to check out the USDA zone info for Rawlins.

Planting Calendar for Digitalis

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

Digitalis are moderately cold tolerant which tells us that you can get them planted earlier than other plants that might not handle the cold.

The earliest that you can plant digitalis in Rawlins is March. However, you really should wait until April if you don't want to take any chances.

The last month that you can plant digitalis and expect a good harvest is probably August. If you wait any later than that and your digitalis may not have a chance to fully mature. Starting your digitalis indoors is a great way to get them started a couple of weeks earlier.

Last Frost Date

On average the last frost has passed is on May 15 in Rawlins. In the coldest months of winter you should expect an average low temperature of -25°F.

It's important to remember that USDA zone info for Rawlins is not always accurate and the actual date of last frost can change quite a bit from year to year. Since half of the time in Rawlins there is a last frost after May 15 be ready to cover your digitalis if you have a surprise late frost.

USDA Zone Info for Rawlins

Here is the info for USDA Zone 4b.

Average Date of Last Frost (spring)	May 15
Average Date of First Frost (fall)	September 15
Lowest Expected Low	-25°F
Highest Expected Low	-20°F

This means that on a really cold year, the coldest it will get is -25°F. On most years you should be prepared to experience lows near -20°F.

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