One of the best tools that you have as gardeners to help us estimate your gardening schedule is the USDA zone info. The zone info helps tell us things like average date of last frost and lowest expected temperature for your area.

The first chance to plant chamomile in West Covina should be determined by referring to the USDA zone info.

Planting Calendar for Chamomile

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

Chamomile are moderately cold tolerant which means that you can plant them a little bit earlier than more sensitive plants.

The earliest that you can plant chamomile in West Covina 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 chamomile and expect a good harvest is probably October. If you wait any later than that and your chamomile may not have a chance to really do well. If you are starting your chamomile indoors then you might be able to get away with starting them a few weeks earlier.

Last Frost Date

On average all chance of frost has passed is on January 31 in West Covina. You should expect an average low temperature of 30°F in the coldest months of winter.

Since the USDA zone info for West Covina may not be accurate from year to year the actual date of last frost changes from year to year. Since half of the time in West Covina you get surprised by a frost after January 31 be ready to protect your chamomile if you have a late frost.

USDA Zone Info for West Covina

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.

Plants to Grow in West Covina

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