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

You will be able to figure out when it's the best time to plant matricaria by referring to the USDA zone info for Plant City.

Planting Calendar for Matricaria

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

You can plant matricaria just a bit earlier in the year because they are moderately cold tolerant.

The earliest that you can plant matricaria in Plant City 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. Starting your matricaria indoors is a great way to get them started a few weeks earlier.

Last Frost Date

In Plant City the average date of last frost happens on February 15. It might get as low as 25°F during the coldest months of winter.

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

USDA Zone Info for Plant City

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 Plant City

You may be interested in your other planting guides for Plant City.