When to Plant Chamomile in Campbellsville, KY

One of the best tools that you have as gardeners to help us determine 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.

You can determine when it's the best time to plant chamomile in Campbellsville by using 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.

Since chamomile are moderately cold tolerant you can plant them a bit earlier in the year than other plants that might not handle the cold.

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

The earliest that you can plant chamomile in Campbellsville 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 chamomile and expect a good harvest is probably September. If you wait any later than that and your chamomile may not have a chance to fully mature. You can get started a little bit earlier by starting your chamomile indoors.

Last Frost Date

The average date of last frost is April 15 in Campbellsville. You can expect an average low temperature of -5°F in the coldest months of winter.

Since the USDA zone info for Campbellsville is just an average the actual date of last frost will vary from year to year. Since half of the time in Campbellsville there is a last frost after April 15 be ready to cover your chamomile if you have a late frost.

USDA Zone Info for Campbellsville

Here is the info for USDA Zone 6b.

Average Date of Last Frost (spring)April 15
Average Date of First Frost (fall)October 15
Lowest Expected Low-5°F
Highest Expected Low0°F

This means that on a really cold year, the coldest it will get is -5°F. On most years you should be prepared to experience lows near 0°F.

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