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

You can figure out when it's possible to plant matricaria in Big Lake by looking at 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.

Matricaria can survive in some cold which means that you can plant them just a bit earlier in the year than other frost tender plants.

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

The last month that you can plant matricaria and expect a good harvest is probably August. You probably don't want to wait any later than that or else your matricaria may not have a chance to fully mature. You can get started a couple of weeks earlier by starting your matricaria indoors.

Last Frost Date

In Big Lake the average date of last frost happens on May 15. It might get as low as -25°F during the coldest months of winter.

Since the USDA zone info for Big Lake 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 Big Lake it frosts late in the year after May 15 so make sure that you are prepared to cover your matricaria in the event of a late frost.

USDA Zone Info for Big Lake

Here is the info for USDA Zone 4b.

Average Date of Last Frost (spring)	May 15
Average Date of First Frost (fall)	September 15
Lowest Expected Low	-25°F
Highest Expected Low	-20°F

This means that on a really cold year, the coldest it will get is -25°F. On most years you should be prepared to experience lows near -20°F.

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