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.

In Leesburg you can determine when it's a good idea 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 earlier in the year because they are very cold tolerant.

The earliest that you can plant achillea in Leesburg 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 few weeks earlier by starting your achillea indoors.

Last Frost Date

In Leesburg the average date of last frost happens on April 15. You can expect an average low temperature of 0°F in the coldest months of winter.

Since the USDA zone info for Leesburg may not be accurate from year to year the actual date of last frost changes from year to year. Half of the time in Leesburg you get surprised by a frost after April 15 so make sure that you are ready to cover your achillea in the event of a late frost.

USDA Zone Info for Leesburg

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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