When to Plant Matricaria in Shorewood, IL

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 can estimate when it's possible to plant matricaria in Shorewood by reviewing the USDA zone info.


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.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
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A good time to plant matricaria
Possibly ok, but a risky time to plant matricaria
Probably not a good time to plant matricaria

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

The last month that you can plant matricaria and expect a good harvest is probably September. Any later than that and your matricaria may not have a chance to grow to maturity. Starting your matricaria indoors is a great way to get them started a little bit earlier.

Last Frost Date

On average the last frost is on April 15 in Shorewood. It might get as low as -15°F during the coldest months of winter.

Since the USDA zone info for Shorewood is an average the actual date of last frost changes from year to year. Half of the time in Shorewood it frosts late in the year after April 15 so be sure to be ready to protect your matricaria if you have a late frost.

USDA Zone Info for Shorewood

Here is the info for USDA Zone 5b.

Average Date of Last Frost (spring)April 15
Average Date of First Frost (fall)October 15
Lowest Expected Low-15°F
Highest Expected Low-10°F

This means that on a really cold year, the coldest it will get is -15°F. On most years you should be prepared to experience lows near -10°F.

Plants to Grow in Shorewood

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