One of the best tools that you have as gardeners to help us estimate your gardening schedule is the USDA zone info. 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 Plattsburgh can be looked at to figure out when it's possible to 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 are moderately cold tolerant which tells us that you can plant them a little bit earlier than more sensitive plants.

The earliest that you can plant matricaria in Plattsburgh 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. If you wait any later than that and your matricaria may not have a chance to fully mature. You can get started a little bit earlier by starting your matricaria indoors.

Last Frost Date

The average date of last frost is April 15 in Plattsburgh. It might get as low as -20°F during the coldest months of winter.

Since the USDA zone info for Plattsburgh is not always accurate the actual date of last frost is different every year. Half of the time in Plattsburgh there is a last frost after April 15 so always be ready to cover your matricaria if you have one of those late frosts.

USDA Zone Info for Plattsburgh

Here is the info for USDA Zone 5a.

Average Date of Last Frost (spring)	April 15
Average Date of First Frost (fall)	October 15
Lowest Expected Low	-20°F
Highest Expected Low	-15°F

This means that on a really cold year, the coldest it will get is -20°F. On most years you should be prepared to experience lows near -15°F.

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