One of the first steps you take when you are determining your gardening schedule is find your USDA Zone info. The most important data that the zone info tells us is average last frost and the lowest expected temperature for your area.

A way of figuring out when to plant achillea is to use the USDA zone info for Enid.

Planting Calendar for Achillea

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

You can plant achillea earlier in the year because they are very cold tolerant.

The earliest that you can plant achillea in Enid 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. You probably don't want to wait any later than that or else your achillea may not have a chance to grow to maturity. You can get started a few weeks earlier by starting your achillea indoors.

Last Frost Date

On average all chance of frost has passed is on April 15 in Enid. You should expect an average low temperature of 0°F in the coldest months of winter.

Just be sure to remember that USDA zone info for Enid may not be accurate from year to year and the actual date of last frost is different every year. Half of the time in Enid it frosts late in the year after April 15 so just be sure to be ready to cover your achillea if you have a surprise late frost.

USDA Zone Info for Enid

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 Enid

You may be interested in your other planting guides for Enid.