Before planting it is a good idea to find your USDA Zone info to estimate your garden schedule. 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 Pasadena can be reffered to in order to determine 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.

Since matricaria do well in moderate cold you can plant them just a bit earlier in the year than other frost tender plants.

The earliest that you can plant matricaria in Pasadena 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. If you wait any later than that and your matricaria may not have a chance to fully mature. You can get started a few weeks earlier by starting your matricaria indoors.

Last Frost Date

On average the last frost when the weather gets warmer is on January 31 in Pasadena. In the coldest months of winter you should expect an average low temperature of 30°F.

Since the USDA zone info for Pasadena may not be accurate from year to year the actual date of last frost can change quite a bit from year to year. Since half of the time in Pasadena it frosts late in the year after January 31 be ready to cover your matricaria if you have one of those late frosts.

USDA Zone Info for Pasadena

Here is the info for USDA Zone 10a.

Average Date of Last Frost (spring)	January 31
Average Date of First Frost (fall)	December 15
Lowest Expected Low	30°F
Highest Expected Low	35°F

This means that on a really cold year, the coldest it will get is 30°F. On most years you should be prepared to experience lows near 35°F.

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