The USDA Zone info is a great tool for gardeners to help us determine your gardening schedule. The zone info helps tell us things like average date of last frost and lowest expected temperature for your area.

A way of figuring out when it's a good idea to plant yarrow is to look at the USDA zone info for Statesville.

Planting Calendar for Yarrow

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

Since yarrow are one of those plants that can tolerate quite a bit of cold weather you can plant them a lot earlier in the year than plants that are more sensitive to the cold.

The earliest that you can plant yarrow in Statesville 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. You can get started a few weeks earlier by starting your yarrow indoors.

Last Frost Date

The average date of last frost is April 15 in Statesville. You can expect an average low temperature of 5°F in the coldest months of winter.

It's important to remember that USDA zone info for Statesville is just an average and the actual date of last frost can change quite a bit from year to year. Half of the time in Statesville last frost occurs after April 15 so be sure to be ready to protect your yarrow if you have a surprise late frost.

USDA Zone Info for Statesville

Here is the info for USDA Zone 7b.

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

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

Plants to Grow in Statesville

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