When to Plant Yarrow in Menominee, MI

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 first opportunity to plant yarrow in Menominee should be determined by referring to 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.

Yarrow do well in cold which means that you can start planting them much earlier than other frost tender 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 Menominee 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 little bit earlier by starting your yarrow indoors.

Last Frost Date

On average the last frost has passed is on April 15 in Menominee. In the coldest months of winter you can expect an average low temperature of -15°F.

Always keep in mind that USDA zone info for Menominee is an average and the actual date of last frost changes from year to year. Since half of the time in Menominee you get a frost after April 15 be ready to protect your yarrow if you have one of those late frosts.

USDA Zone Info for Menominee

Here is the info for USDA Zone 5b.

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

This means that on a really cold year, the coldest it will get is -15°F. On most years you should be prepared to experience lows near -10°F.

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