One of the best tools that you have as gardeners to help us determine your gardening schedule is the USDA zone info. The zone info helps tell us things like average date of last frost and lowest expected temperature for your area.

It's a good idea to figure out when it's a good idea to plant yarrow by looking at the USDA zone info for Malibu.

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 a lot earlier in the year because they are very cold tolerant.

The earliest that you can plant yarrow in Malibu 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 yarrow and expect a good harvest is probably October. If you wait any later than that and your yarrow may not have a chance to grow to maturity. If you are starting your yarrow indoors then you might be able to get away with starting them a few weeks earlier.

Last Frost Date

In Malibu the average date of last frost happens on January 31. You should expect an average low temperature of 35°F in the coldest months of winter.

Since the USDA zone info for Malibu may not be accurate from year to year the actual date of last frost is different every year. Half of the time in Malibu it frosts late in the year after January 31 so always be ready to protect your yarrow if you have a late frost.

USDA Zone Info for Malibu

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.

Plants to Grow in Malibu

You may be interested in your other planting guides for Malibu.