One of the first steps you take when you are making a decision about your gardening schedule is find your USDA Zone info. The zone info helps tell us things like average date of last frost and lowest expected temperature for your area.

The best time to plant achillea in La Palma can be determined by referring to the USDA zone info.

Planting Calendar for Achillea

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

Achillea can survive in pretty solid cold which means that you can plant them much earlier in the year than plants that are more sensitive to the cold.

The earliest that you can plant achillea in La Palma is January. However, you really should wait until February if you don't want to take any chances.

The last month that you can plant achillea and expect a good harvest is probably October. If you wait any later than that and your achillea may not have a chance to grow to maturity. You can get started a few weeks earlier by starting your achillea indoors.

Last Frost Date

On average the last frost has passed is on January 31 in La Palma. It might get as low as 35°F during the coldest months of winter.

Remember that USDA zone info for La Palma is just an average and the actual date of last frost changes from year to year. Half of the time in La Palma last frost occurs after January 31 so be sure to be ready to cover your achillea if you have a surprise late frost.

USDA Zone Info for La Palma

Here is the info for USDA Zone 10b.

Average Date of Last Frost (spring)	January 31
Average Date of First Frost (fall)	December 15
Lowest Expected Low	35°F
Highest Expected Low	40°F

This means that on a really cold year, the coldest it will get is 35°F. On most years you should be prepared to experience lows near 40°F.

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