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.

You can determine when you can plant achillea in West New York by checking out 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 very cold tolerant you can plant them a lot earlier in the year than more sensitive plants.

The earliest that you can plant achillea in West New York 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. Any later than that and your achillea may not have a chance to grow to maturity. If you are starting your achillea indoors then you might be able to get away with starting them a little bit earlier.

Last Frost Date

On average the last frost has passed is on April 15 in West New York. You should expect an average low temperature of 0°F in the coldest months of winter.

Since the USDA zone info for West New York may not be accurate from year to year the actual date of last frost will vary from year to year. Since half of the time in West New York it frosts late in the year after April 15 be ready to protect your achillea if you have a surprise late frost.

USDA Zone Info for West New York

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 West New York

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