One of the best tools that you have as gardeners to help us determine your gardening schedule is the USDA zone info. The most important data that the zone info tells us is average last frost and the lowest expected temperature for your area.

The USDA zone info for Mukilteo should be looked at to determine when it's a good idea to plant dill.

Planting Calendar for Dill

Frost tolerance for dill:	Tolerant of a very small amount of frost.
When to plant:	Up to 3 weeks before last frost.

Since dill do ok in moderate cold you can plant them just a tiny bit earlier in the year than more sensitive plants.

The earliest that you can plant dill in Mukilteo is March. However, you really should wait until April if you don't want to take any chances.

The last month that you can plant dill and expect a good harvest is probably August. You probably don't want to wait any later than that or else your dill may not have a chance to really do well. You can get started a little bit earlier by starting your dill indoors.

Last Frost Date

On average the last frost is on March 15 in Mukilteo. You can expect an average low temperature of 15°F in the coldest months of winter.

Since the USDA zone info for Mukilteo is just an average the actual date of last frost can change quite a bit from year to year. Since half of the time in Mukilteo it frosts late in the year after March 15 be ready to protect your dill in the event of a late frost.

USDA Zone Info for Mukilteo

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 Mukilteo

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