The USDA Zone info is a great tool for gardeners to help us figure out your gardening schedule. The zone info helps tell us things like average date of last frost and lowest expected temperature for your area.

The USDA zone info for Eden Prairie can be reffered to in order to figure out when you can plant matricaria.

Planting Calendar for Matricaria

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

Matricaria do well in moderate cold which means that you can get them planted earlier than more sensitive plants.

The earliest that you can plant matricaria in Eden Prairie 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. If you wait any later than that and your matricaria may not have a chance to really do well. Starting your matricaria indoors is a great way to get them started a little bit earlier.

Last Frost Date

The average date of last frost is May 15 in Eden Prairie. In the coldest months of winter you can expect an average low temperature of -25°F.

Since the USDA zone info for Eden Prairie may not be accurate from year to year the actual date of last frost can change quite a bit from year to year. Since half of the time in Eden Prairie you get surprised by a frost after May 15 be ready to protect your matricaria in the event of a late frost.

USDA Zone Info for Eden Prairie

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.

Plants to Grow in Eden Prairie

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