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.

You can figure out when it's the best time to plant achillea in Humboldt by looking at 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.

Achillea are very cold tolerant which tells us that you can get them planted much earlier than more sensitive plants.

The earliest that you can plant achillea in Humboldt 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 fully mature. You can get started a little bit earlier by starting your achillea indoors.

Last Frost Date

The average date of last frost is April 15 in Humboldt. It might get as low as 0°F during the coldest months of winter.

It's important to remember that USDA zone info for Humboldt is just an average and the actual date of last frost will vary from year to year. Since half of the time in Humboldt you get a frost after April 15 be ready to protect your achillea in the event of a surprise late frost.

USDA Zone Info for Humboldt

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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