When to Plant Achillea in Snoqualmie, WA

One of the first steps you take when you are making a decision about your gardening schedule is find your USDA Zone info. The zone info helps tell us things like average date of last frost and lowest expected temperature for your area.

By looking at the USDA zone info for Snoqualmie it's possible to figure out when it's a good idea to plant achillea.


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 are one of those plants that can tolerate quite a bit of cold weather.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Legend 
A good time to plant achillea
Possibly ok, but a risky time to plant achillea
Probably not a good time to plant achillea

The earliest that you can plant achillea in Snoqualmie 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. You probably don't want to wait any later than that or else your achillea may not have a chance to fully mature. If you are starting your achillea indoors then you might be able to get away with starting them a little bit earlier.

Last Frost Date

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

Since the USDA zone info for Snoqualmie is just an average the actual date of last frost changes from year to year. Since half of the time in Snoqualmie last frost occurs after March 15 be ready to protect your achillea if you have a late frost.

USDA Zone Info for Snoqualmie

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 Low15°F
Highest Expected Low20°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 Snoqualmie

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