Before planting it is a good idea to find your USDA Zone info to figure out your garden schedule. The zone info helps tell us things like average date of last frost and lowest expected temperature for your area.

The USDA zone info for Tecumseh can be looked at to estimate when it's the best time to plant achillea.

Planting Calendar for Achillea

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

Achillea are very cold tolerant which means that you can get them planted much earlier than other frost tender plants.

The earliest that you can plant achillea in Tecumseh 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 really do well. If you are starting your achillea indoors then you might be able to get away with starting them a couple of weeks earlier.

Last Frost Date

In Tecumseh the average date of last frost happens on April 15. It might get as low as 0°F during the coldest months of winter.

It's important to remember that USDA zone info for Tecumseh may not be accurate from year to year and the actual date of last frost changes from year to year. Half of the time in Tecumseh you get a frost after April 15 so make sure that you are prepared to protect your achillea if you have a late frost.

USDA Zone Info for Tecumseh

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.

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