Before planting it is a good idea to find your USDA Zone info to determine your garden schedule. The zone info helps tell us things like average date of last frost and lowest expected temperature for your area.

In Dewitt you can estimate when it's a good idea to plant matricaria by using 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.

Since matricaria are one of those plants that can tolerate a little bit of cold weather you can plant them a little bit earlier in the year than other frost tender plants.

The earliest that you can plant matricaria in Dewitt 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 grow to maturity. You can get started a couple of weeks earlier by starting your matricaria indoors.

Last Frost Date

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

Always keep in mind that USDA zone info for Dewitt is not always accurate and the actual date of last frost can change quite a bit from year to year. Since half of the time in Dewitt there is a last frost after April 15 be ready to protect your matricaria in the event of a late frost.

USDA Zone Info for Dewitt

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.

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