One of the best tools that you have as gardeners to help us determine your gardening schedule is the USDA zone info. The zone info helps tell us things like average date of last frost and lowest expected temperature for your area.

The first chance to plant achillea in Fair Lawn should be estimated by referring to 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 one of those plants that can tolerate quite a bit of cold weather you can plant them quite a bit earlier in the year than other frost tender plants.

The earliest that you can plant achillea in Fair Lawn 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 achillea and expect a good harvest is probably September. If you wait any later than that and your achillea may not have a chance to fully mature. Starting your achillea indoors is a great way to get them started a little bit earlier.

Last Frost Date

The average date of last frost is April 15 in Fair Lawn. You should expect an average low temperature of 0°F in the coldest months of winter.

It's important to remember that the actual date of last frost is just an average because it is based on the USDA zone info for Fair Lawn and it changes from year to year. Half of the time in Fair Lawn it frosts late in the year after April 15 so make sure that you are prepared to cover your achillea in the event of one of those late frosts.

USDA Zone Info for Fair Lawn

Here is the info for USDA Zone 7a.

Average Date of Last Frost (spring)	April 15
Average Date of First Frost (fall)	October 15
Lowest Expected Low	0°F
Highest Expected Low	5°F

This means that on a really cold year, the coldest it will get is 0°F. On most years you should be prepared to experience lows near 5°F.

Plants to Grow in Fair Lawn

You may be interested in your other planting guides for Fair Lawn.