When to Plant Yarrow in Mountain Home, ID

One of the first steps you take when you are getting a good idea 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 USDA zone info for Mountain Home should be looked at to determine when it's possible to plant yarrow.


Planting Calendar for Yarrow

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

Yarrow are very cold tolerant which means that you can start planting them much earlier than more sensitive plants.

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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 Mountain Home is February. However, you really should wait until March if you don't want to take any chances.

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

Last Frost Date

The average date of last frost is April 15 in Mountain Home. You can expect an average low temperature of -5°F in the coldest months of winter.

Since the USDA zone info for Mountain Home is just an average the actual date of last frost will vary from year to year. Half of the time in Mountain Home there is a last frost after April 15 so make sure that you are prepared to cover your yarrow if you have one of those late frosts.

USDA Zone Info for Mountain Home

Here is the info for USDA Zone 6b.

Average Date of Last Frost (spring)April 15
Average Date of First Frost (fall)October 15
Lowest Expected Low-5°F
Highest Expected Low0°F

This means that on a really cold year, the coldest it will get is -5°F. On most years you should be prepared to experience lows near 0°F.

Plants to Grow in Mountain Home

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