The USDA Zone info is a great tool for gardeners to help us estimate your gardening schedule. The zone info helps tell us things like average date of last frost and lowest expected temperature for your area.

You will be able to estimate when to plant achillea by checking out the USDA zone info for Nacogdoches.

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 a lot earlier in the year because they are one of those plants that can tolerate quite a bit of cold weather.

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

Last Frost Date

On average the last frost when the weather gets warmer is on March 15 in Nacogdoches. It might get as low as 15°F during the coldest months of winter.

Since the USDA zone info for Nacogdoches may not be accurate from year to year the actual date of last frost can change quite a bit from year to year. Since half of the time in Nacogdoches there is a last frost after March 15 be ready to protect your achillea in the event of one of those late frosts.

USDA Zone Info for Nacogdoches

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.

Plants to Grow in Nacogdoches

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