One of the first steps you take when you are determining 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.

You can figure out when it's a good idea to plant yarrow in Kenai by looking at the USDA zone info.

Planting Calendar for Yarrow

Frost tolerance for yarrow:	Very tolerant of frost.
When to plant:	Up to 7 weeks before last frost.

You can plant yarrow earlier in the year because they are very cold tolerant.

The earliest that you can plant yarrow in Kenai 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 yarrow and expect a good harvest is probably August. If you wait any later than that and your yarrow may not have a chance to fully mature. You can get started a couple of weeks earlier by starting your yarrow indoors.

Last Frost Date

In Kenai the average date of last frost happens on May 15. You can expect an average low temperature of -25°F in the coldest months of winter.

Since the USDA zone info for Kenai is not always accurate the actual date of last frost is different every year. Half of the time in Kenai you get surprised by a frost after May 15 so make sure that you are prepared to cover your yarrow if you have a late frost.

USDA Zone Info for Kenai

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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