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.

In Luling you can estimate when it's the best time to plant achillea 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.

You can plant achillea much earlier in the year because they do well in cold.

The earliest that you can plant achillea in Luling 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. You can get started a couple of weeks earlier by starting your achillea indoors.

Last Frost Date

On average the last frost has passed is on March 15 in Luling. It might get as low as 15°F during the coldest months of winter.

Remember that the actual date of last frost is an average because it is based on the USDA zone info for Luling and it will vary from year to year. Half of the time in Luling you get a frost after March 15 so make sure that you are prepared to protect your achillea if you have one of those late frosts.

USDA Zone Info for Luling

Here is the info for USDA Zone 8b.

Average Date of Last Frost (spring)	March 15
Average Date of First Frost (fall)	November 15
Lowest Expected Low	15°F
Highest Expected Low	20°F

This means that on a really cold year, the coldest it will get is 15°F. On most years you should be prepared to experience lows near 20°F.

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