Before planting it is a good idea to find your USDA Zone info to estimate your garden schedule. The zone info helps tell us things like average date of last frost and lowest expected temperature for your area.

It's a good idea to determine when you can plant yarrow by using the USDA zone info for Arnold.

Planting Calendar for Yarrow

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

Since yarrow do well in cold you can plant them much earlier in the year than plants that are more sensitive to the cold.

The earliest that you can plant yarrow in Arnold 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. Any later than that and your yarrow may not have a chance to fully mature. If you are starting your yarrow indoors then you might be able to get away with starting them a couple of weeks earlier.

Last Frost Date

The average date of last frost is April 15 in Arnold. You can expect an average low temperature of -10°F in the coldest months of winter.

Just be sure to remember that USDA zone info for Arnold may not be accurate from year to year and the actual date of last frost can change quite a bit from year to year. Half of the time in Arnold you get surprised by a frost after April 15 so just be sure to be ready to protect your yarrow if you have a surprise late frost.

USDA Zone Info for Arnold

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 Arnold

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