When to Plant Yarrow in Fort Pierce, FL

One of the best tools that you have as gardeners to help us figure out 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.

You will be able to figure out when it's possible to plant yarrow by using the USDA zone info for Fort Pierce.


Planting Calendar for Yarrow

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

Since yarrow are one of those plants that can tolerate quite a bit of cold weather you can plant them a lot earlier in the year than plants that are more sensitive to the cold.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
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A good time to plant yarrow
Possibly ok, but a risky time to plant yarrow
Probably not a good time to plant yarrow

The earliest that you can plant yarrow in Fort Pierce 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. Starting your yarrow indoors is a great way to get them started a little bit earlier.

Last Frost Date

In Fort Pierce the average date of last frost happens on January 31. In the coldest months of winter you can expect an average low temperature of 30°F.

Remember that USDA zone info for Fort Pierce is not always accurate and the actual date of last frost will vary from year to year. Half of the time in Fort Pierce it frosts late in the year after January 31 so just be sure to be ready to cover your yarrow if you have one of those late frosts.

USDA Zone Info for Fort Pierce

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 Low30°F
Highest Expected Low35°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.

Plants to Grow in Fort Pierce

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