The USDA Zone info is a great tool for gardeners to help us figure out your gardening schedule. The zone info helps tell us things like average date of last frost and lowest expected temperature for your area.

The earliest that you can plant yarrow in Wellington should be figured out by checking out 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.

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

The earliest that you can plant yarrow in Wellington 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. Any later than that and your yarrow may not have a chance to really do well. You can get started a couple of weeks earlier by starting your yarrow indoors.

Last Frost Date

On average all chance of frost has passed is on January 31 in Wellington. It might get as low as 30°F during the coldest months of winter.

Keep in mind that USDA zone info for Wellington is not always accurate and the actual date of last frost is different every year. Since half of the time in Wellington there is a last frost after January 31 be ready to protect your yarrow in the event of one of those late frosts.

USDA Zone Info for Wellington

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.

Plants to Grow in Wellington

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