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.

The USDA zone info for Palm Desert should be reviewed to estimate when to plant matricaria.

Planting Calendar for Matricaria

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

Matricaria are moderately cold tolerant which tells us that you can start planting them earlier than plants that are more sensitive to the cold.

The earliest that you can plant matricaria in Palm Desert is January. However, you really should wait until February if you don't want to take any chances.

The last month that you can plant matricaria and expect a good harvest is probably October. Any later than that and your matricaria may not have a chance to grow to maturity. You can get started a little bit earlier by starting your matricaria indoors.

Last Frost Date

On average all chance of frost has passed is on February 15 in Palm Desert. You should expect an average low temperature of 25°F in the coldest months of winter.

Since the USDA zone info for Palm Desert may not be accurate from year to year the actual date of last frost will vary from year to year. Half of the time in Palm Desert there is a last frost after February 15 so always be ready to cover your matricaria if you have a late frost.

USDA Zone Info for Palm Desert

Here is the info for USDA Zone 9b.

Average Date of Last Frost (spring)	February 15
Average Date of First Frost (fall)	December 15
Lowest Expected Low	25°F
Highest Expected Low	30°F

This means that on a really cold year, the coldest it will get is 25°F. On most years you should be prepared to experience lows near 30°F.

Plants to Grow in Palm Desert

You may be interested in your other planting guides for Palm Desert.