The USDA Zone info is a great tool for gardeners to help us figure out your gardening schedule. The zone info helps tell us things like average date of last frost and lowest expected temperature for your area.

In Thomasville you can estimate when you can plant matricaria by checking out the USDA zone info.

Planting Calendar for Matricaria

Frost tolerance for matricaria:	Tolerant of some frost.
When to plant:	Up to 5 weeks before last frost.

Matricaria do well in moderate cold which means that you can plant them earlier than other plants that might not handle the cold.

The earliest that you can plant matricaria in Thomasville 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 matricaria and expect a good harvest is probably September. Any later than that and your matricaria may not have a chance to really do well. Starting your matricaria indoors is a great way to get them started a few weeks earlier.

Last Frost Date

On average all chance of frost has passed is on March 15 in Thomasville. In the coldest months of winter you should expect an average low temperature of 10°F.

Keep in mind that USDA zone info for Thomasville is not always accurate and the actual date of last frost changes from year to year. Since half of the time in Thomasville last frost occurs after March 15 be ready to cover your matricaria if you have a surprise late frost.

USDA Zone Info for Thomasville

Here is the info for USDA Zone 8a.

Average Date of Last Frost (spring)	March 15
Average Date of First Frost (fall)	November 15
Lowest Expected Low	10°F
Highest Expected Low	15°F

This means that on a really cold year, the coldest it will get is 10°F. On most years you should be prepared to experience lows near 15°F.

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