One of the first steps you take when you are determining your gardening schedule is find your USDA Zone info. The most important data that the zone info tells us is average last frost and the lowest expected temperature for your area.

In Baxter you can figure out when you can plant achillea by checking out the USDA zone info.

Planting Calendar for Achillea

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

Since achillea are very cold tolerant you can plant them a lot earlier in the year than more sensitive plants.

The earliest that you can plant achillea in Baxter is March. However, you really should wait until April if you don't want to take any chances.

The last month that you can plant achillea and expect a good harvest is probably August. You probably don't want to wait any later than that or else your achillea may not have a chance to grow to maturity. You can get started a few weeks earlier by starting your achillea indoors.

Last Frost Date

On average the last frost has passed is on May 15 in Baxter. You can expect an average low temperature of -35°F in the coldest months of winter.

Since the USDA zone info for Baxter may not be accurate from year to year the actual date of last frost can change quite a bit from year to year. Half of the time in Baxter last frost occurs after May 15 so make sure that you are prepared to protect your achillea if you have one of those late frosts.

USDA Zone Info for Baxter

Here is the info for USDA Zone 3b.

Average Date of Last Frost (spring)	May 15
Average Date of First Frost (fall)	September 15
Lowest Expected Low	-35°F
Highest Expected Low	-30°F

This means that on a really cold year, the coldest it will get is -35°F. On most years you should be prepared to experience lows near -30°F.

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