One of the best tools that you have as gardeners to help us figure out your gardening schedule is the USDA zone info. The zone info helps tell us things like average date of last frost and lowest expected temperature for your area.

The best time to plant achillea in Newport can be estimated by referring to 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.

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

The earliest that you can plant achillea in Newport 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 couple of weeks earlier by starting your achillea indoors.

Last Frost Date

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

Since the USDA zone info for Newport may not be accurate from year to year the actual date of last frost will vary from year to year. Half of the time in Newport last frost occurs after April 15 so make sure that you are prepared to protect your achillea if you have a late frost.

USDA Zone Info for Newport

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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