The USDA Zone info is a great tool for gardeners to help us determine 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 determine when it's a good idea to plant achillea by checking out the USDA zone info for Bonney Lake.

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 do well in cold.

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

Last Frost Date

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

Since the USDA zone info for Bonney Lake is an average the actual date of last frost changes from year to year. Half of the time in Bonney Lake it frosts late in the year after March 15 so make sure that you are ready to cover your achillea if you have a surprise late frost.

USDA Zone Info for Bonney Lake

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 Bonney Lake

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