When to Plant Chamomile in Mount Washington, KY

One of the first steps you take when you are determining your gardening schedule is find your USDA Zone info. The zone info helps tell us things like average date of last frost and lowest expected temperature for your area.

The best time to plant chamomile in Mount Washington should be estimated by checking out 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.

You can plant chamomile a bit earlier in the year because they are one of those plants that can tolerate a little bit of cold weather.

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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 Mount Washington 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 really do well. 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 Mount Washington. You can expect an average low temperature of -5°F in the coldest months of winter.

Since the USDA zone info for Mount Washington may not be accurate from year to year the actual date of last frost can change quite a bit from year to year. Half of the time in Mount Washington there is a last frost after April 15 so make sure that you are ready to protect your chamomile in the event of a late frost.

USDA Zone Info for Mount Washington

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.

Plants to Grow in Mount Washington

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