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.

You will be able to estimate when you can plant yarrow by reviewing the USDA zone info for Minot.

Planting Calendar for Yarrow

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

Yarrow are one of those plants that can tolerate quite a bit of cold weather which tells us that you can start planting them much earlier than plants that are more sensitive to the cold.

The earliest that you can plant yarrow in Minot 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 grow to maturity. You can get started a little bit earlier by starting your yarrow indoors.

Last Frost Date

The average date of last frost is May 15 in Minot. It might get as low as -30°F during the coldest months of winter.

Since the USDA zone info for Minot is not always accurate the actual date of last frost can change quite a bit from year to year. Since half of the time in Minot it frosts late in the year after May 15 be ready to protect your yarrow in the event of one of those late frosts.

USDA Zone Info for Minot

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.

Plants to Grow in Minot

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