Before planting it is a good idea to find your USDA Zone info to figure out your garden schedule. 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 the best time to plant yarrow in Sidney 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 are very cold tolerant which means that you can plant them much earlier than other frost tender plants.

The earliest that you can plant yarrow in Sidney 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 yarrow and expect a good harvest is probably August. Any later than that and your yarrow may not have a chance to really do well. You can get started a few weeks earlier by starting your yarrow indoors.

Last Frost Date

In Sidney the average date of last frost happens on May 15. In the coldest months of winter you can expect an average low temperature of -30°F.

Just be sure to remember that USDA zone info for Sidney is an average and the actual date of last frost will vary from year to year. Since half of the time in Sidney it frosts late in the year after May 15 be ready to cover your yarrow in the event of one of those late frosts.

USDA Zone Info for Sidney

Here is the info for USDA Zone 4a.

Average Date of Last Frost (spring)	May 15
Average Date of First Frost (fall)	September 15
Lowest Expected Low	-30°F
Highest Expected Low	-25°F

This means that on a really cold year, the coldest it will get is -30°F. On most years you should be prepared to experience lows near -25°F.

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