Before planting it is a good idea to find your USDA Zone info to determine 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 a good idea to plant achillea in Mcminnville by using 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.

Since achillea do well in cold you can plant them quite a bit earlier in the year than other frost tender plants.

The earliest that you can plant achillea in Mcminnville 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 really do well. 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 Mcminnville. You can expect an average low temperature of 0°F in the coldest months of winter.

Just be sure to remember that USDA zone info for Mcminnville may not be accurate from year to year and the actual date of last frost changes from year to year. Since half of the time in Mcminnville last frost occurs after April 15 be ready to cover your achillea if you have a surprise late frost.

USDA Zone Info for Mcminnville

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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