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.

A way of figuring out when to plant matricaria is to refer to the USDA zone info for Malden.

Planting Calendar for Matricaria

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

Matricaria are moderately cold tolerant which means that you can start planting them earlier than other frost tender plants.

The earliest that you can plant matricaria in Malden 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. You probably don't want to wait any later than that or else your matricaria may not have a chance to really do well. 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 April 15 in Malden. It might get as low as -5°F during the coldest months of winter.

Since the USDA zone info for Malden may not be accurate from year to year the actual date of last frost will vary from year to year. Half of the time in Malden last frost occurs after April 15 so make sure that you are prepared to protect your matricaria if you have one of those late frosts.

USDA Zone Info for Malden

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 Low	0°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 Malden

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