One of the best tools that you have as gardeners to help us estimate 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.

It's possible to determine when it's possible to plant achillea by using the USDA zone info for Wildwood.

Planting Calendar for Achillea

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

Achillea can survive in a bit of cold which means that you can plant them earlier in the year than more sensitive plants.

The earliest that you can plant achillea in Wildwood 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. You can get started a couple of weeks earlier by starting your achillea indoors.

Last Frost Date

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

Since the USDA zone info for Wildwood is an average the actual date of last frost changes from year to year. Since half of the time in Wildwood it frosts late in the year after April 15 be ready to cover your achillea in the event of one of those late frosts.

USDA Zone Info for Wildwood

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 Wildwood

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