Before planting it is a good idea to find your USDA Zone info to determine 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.

By using the USDA zone info for Plantation it's possible to estimate when it's the best time 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 do well in moderate cold which tells us that you can get them planted earlier than other frost tender plants.

The earliest that you can plant matricaria in Plantation 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 couple of weeks earlier by starting your matricaria indoors.

Last Frost Date

On average all chance of frost has passed is on January 31 in Plantation. It might get as low as 35°F during the coldest months of winter.

Since the USDA zone info for Plantation is not always accurate the actual date of last frost changes from year to year. Half of the time in Plantation there is a last frost after January 31 so always be ready to protect your matricaria in the event of a surprise late frost.

USDA Zone Info for Plantation

Here is the info for USDA Zone 10b.

Average Date of Last Frost (spring)	January 31
Average Date of First Frost (fall)	December 15
Lowest Expected Low	35°F
Highest Expected Low	40°F

This means that on a really cold year, the coldest it will get is 35°F. On most years you should be prepared to experience lows near 40°F.

Plants to Grow in Plantation

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