Before planting it is a good idea to find your USDA Zone info to figure out your garden schedule. The zone info helps tell us things like average date of last frost and lowest expected temperature for your area.

In Fort Myers you can determine when you can plant achillea 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 are one of those plants that can tolerate quite a bit of cold weather which means that you can start planting them much earlier than other plants that might not handle the cold.

The earliest that you can plant achillea in Fort Myers 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. Any later than that and your achillea may not have a chance to really do well. You can get started a little bit earlier by starting your achillea indoors.

Last Frost Date

The average date of last frost is January 31 in Fort Myers. In the coldest months of winter you can expect an average low temperature of 30°F.

Since the USDA zone info for Fort Myers may not be accurate from year to year the actual date of last frost is different every year. Since half of the time in Fort Myers last frost occurs after January 31 be ready to cover your achillea if you have one of those late frosts.

USDA Zone Info for Fort Myers

Here is the info for USDA Zone 10a.

Average Date of Last Frost (spring)	January 31
Average Date of First Frost (fall)	December 15
Lowest Expected Low	30°F
Highest Expected Low	35°F

This means that on a really cold year, the coldest it will get is 30°F. On most years you should be prepared to experience lows near 35°F.

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