When to Plant Valerian in Arizona
Arizona spans USDA hardiness 5b to 10a (zones 5b to 10a on this page). Plant valerian by your local frost date, not the calendar — pick your zone below for exact start-indoors, transplant, and harvest dates.
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Valerian planting calendar for Arizona, Zone 5b
Average last spring frost
April 30
Average first fall frost
October 5
Start seeds indoors
Mar 5
Transplant outdoors
Apr 30
Projected first harvest
Sep 27
Valerian is ready to harvest in about 150 days. Full zone 5 guide (both 5a and 5b) →
Valerian planting calendar for Arizona, Zone 6a
Average last spring frost
April 25
Average first fall frost
October 10
Start seeds indoors
Feb 28
Transplant outdoors
Apr 25
Projected first harvest
Sep 22
Valerian is ready to harvest in about 150 days. Full zone 6 guide (both 6a and 6b) →
Valerian planting calendar for Arizona, Zone 6b
Average last spring frost
April 20
Average first fall frost
October 15
Start seeds indoors
Feb 23
Transplant outdoors
Apr 20
Projected first harvest
Sep 17
Valerian is ready to harvest in about 150 days. Full zone 6 guide (both 6a and 6b) →
Valerian planting calendar for Arizona, Zone 7a
Average last spring frost
April 15
Average first fall frost
October 20
Start seeds indoors
Feb 18
Transplant outdoors
Apr 15
Projected first harvest
Sep 12
Valerian is ready to harvest in about 150 days. Full zone 7 guide (both 7a and 7b) →
Valerian planting calendar for Arizona, Zone 7b
Average last spring frost
April 10
Average first fall frost
October 30
Start seeds indoors
Feb 13
Transplant outdoors
Apr 10
Projected first harvest
Sep 7
Valerian is ready to harvest in about 150 days. Full zone 7 guide (both 7a and 7b) →
Valerian planting calendar for Arizona, Zone 8a
Average last spring frost
April 1
Average first fall frost
November 10
Start seeds indoors
Feb 4
Transplant outdoors
Apr 1
Projected first harvest
Aug 29
Valerian is ready to harvest in about 150 days. Full zone 8 guide (both 8a and 8b) →
Valerian planting calendar for Arizona, Zone 8b
Average last spring frost
March 20
Average first fall frost
November 20
Start seeds indoors
Jan 23
Transplant outdoors
Mar 20
Projected first harvest
Aug 17
Valerian is ready to harvest in about 150 days. Full zone 8 guide (both 8a and 8b) →
Valerian planting calendar for Arizona, Zone 9a
Average last spring frost
March 1
Average first fall frost
December 1
Start seeds indoors
Jan 4
Transplant outdoors
Mar 1
Projected first harvest
Jul 29
Valerian is ready to harvest in about 150 days. Full zone 9 guide (both 9a and 9b) →
Valerian planting calendar for Arizona, Zone 9b
Average last spring frost
February 15
Average first fall frost
December 15
Start seeds indoors
Dec 21
Transplant outdoors
Feb 15
Projected first harvest
Jul 15
Valerian is ready to harvest in about 150 days. Full zone 9 guide (both 9a and 9b) →
Valerian planting calendar for Arizona, Zone 10a
Average last spring frost
January 30
Average first fall frost
December 30
Start seeds indoors
Dec 5
Transplant outdoors
Jan 30
Projected first harvest
Jun 29
Valerian is ready to harvest in about 150 days. Full zone 10 guide (both 10a and 10b) →
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Common problems with valerian
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