When to Plant Yarrow in Woonsocket, RI

Before planting it is a good idea to find your USDA Zone info to estimate your garden schedule. 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 a good idea to plant yarrow by reviewing the USDA zone info for Woonsocket.


Planting Calendar for Yarrow

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

Since yarrow are one of those plants that can tolerate quite a bit of cold weather you can plant them a lot earlier in the year than plants that are more sensitive to the cold.

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A good time to plant yarrow
Possibly ok, but a risky time to plant yarrow
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The earliest that you can plant yarrow in Woonsocket 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 yarrow and expect a good harvest is probably September. If you wait any later than that and your yarrow may not have a chance to really do well. You can get started a few weeks earlier by starting your yarrow indoors.

Last Frost Date

On average the last frost is on April 15 in Woonsocket. It might get as low as -10°F during the coldest months of winter.

Since the USDA zone info for Woonsocket is an average the actual date of last frost will vary from year to year. Since half of the time in Woonsocket it frosts late in the year after April 15 be ready to protect your yarrow if you have a late frost.

USDA Zone Info for Woonsocket

Here is the info for USDA Zone 6a.

Average Date of Last Frost (spring)April 15
Average Date of First Frost (fall)October 15
Lowest Expected Low-10°F
Highest Expected Low-5°F

This means that on a really cold year, the coldest it will get is -10°F. On most years you should be prepared to experience lows near -5°F.

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