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

One way of getting a good idea when you can plant matricaria is to examine the USDA zone info for Prosper.

Planting Calendar for Matricaria

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

You can plant matricaria just a bit earlier in the year because they do well in moderate cold.

The earliest that you can plant matricaria in Prosper 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. Any later than that and your matricaria may not have a chance to really do well. You can get started a couple of weeks earlier by starting your matricaria indoors.

Last Frost Date

The average date of last frost is March 15 in Prosper. In the coldest months of winter you can expect an average low temperature of 10°F.

Since the USDA zone info for Prosper is an average the actual date of last frost is different every year. Since half of the time in Prosper last frost occurs after March 15 be ready to cover your matricaria in the event of one of those late frosts.

USDA Zone Info for Prosper

Here is the info for USDA Zone 8a.

Average Date of Last Frost (spring)	March 15
Average Date of First Frost (fall)	November 15
Lowest Expected Low	10°F
Highest Expected Low	15°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 15°F.

Plants to Grow in Prosper

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