One of the first steps you take when you are making a decision about your gardening schedule is find your USDA Zone info. The zone info helps tell us things like average date of last frost and lowest expected temperature for your area.

A way of estimating when it's a good idea to plant chamomile is to examine the USDA zone info for Norwalk.

Planting Calendar for Chamomile

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

You can plant chamomile just a bit earlier in the year because they are moderately cold tolerant.

The earliest that you can plant chamomile in Norwalk 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 chamomile and expect a good harvest is probably September. Any later than that and your chamomile may not have a chance to grow to maturity. You can get started a few weeks earlier by starting your chamomile indoors.

Last Frost Date

On average the last frost is on April 15 in Norwalk. It might get as low as -10°F during the coldest months of winter.

Since the USDA zone info for Norwalk is an average the actual date of last frost changes from year to year. Half of the time in Norwalk you get a frost after April 15 so be sure to be ready to protect your chamomile in the event of a late frost.

USDA Zone Info for Norwalk

Here is the info for USDA Zone 6a.

Average Date of Last Frost (spring)	April 15
Average Date of First Frost (fall)	October 15
Lowest Expected Low	-10°F
Highest Expected Low	-5°F

This means that on a really cold year, the coldest it will get is -10°F. On most years you should be prepared to experience lows near -5°F.

Plants to Grow in Norwalk

You may be interested in your other planting guides for Norwalk.