When to Plant Yarrow in Agawam, MA

One of the first steps you take when you are figuring out 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.

You can determine when it's a good idea to plant yarrow in Agawam by reviewing 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.

You can plant yarrow a lot earlier in the year because they do well in cold.

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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 Agawam 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. You probably don't want to wait any later than that or else 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

In Agawam the average date of last frost happens on April 15. In the coldest months of winter you can expect an average low temperature of -10°F.

Since the USDA zone info for Agawam is an average the actual date of last frost changes from year to year. Since half of the time in Agawam you get surprised by a frost after April 15 be ready to cover your yarrow in the event of one of those late frosts.

USDA Zone Info for Agawam

Here is the info for USDA Zone 6a.

Average Date of Last Frost (spring)April 15
Average Date of First Frost (fall)October 15
Lowest Expected Low-10°F
Highest Expected Low-5°F

This means that on a really cold year, the coldest it will get is -10°F. On most years you should be prepared to experience lows near -5°F.

Plants to Grow in Agawam

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