One of the best tools that you have as gardeners to help us determine your gardening schedule is the USDA zone info. The most important data that the zone info tells us is average last frost and the lowest expected temperature for your area.

One way of estimating when it's possible to plant matricaria is to look at the USDA zone info for Elkhorn.

Planting Calendar for Matricaria

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

Matricaria do ok in mild cold which means that you can plant them just a bit earlier in the year than more sensitive plants.

The earliest that you can plant matricaria in Elkhorn 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. You probably don't want to wait any later than that or else your matricaria may not have a chance to really do well. You can get started a few weeks earlier by starting your matricaria indoors.

Last Frost Date

The average date of last frost is April 15 in Elkhorn. You can expect an average low temperature of -15°F in the coldest months of winter.

Just be sure to remember that USDA zone info for Elkhorn is not always accurate and the actual date of last frost changes from year to year. Half of the time in Elkhorn you get surprised by a frost after April 15 so be sure to be ready to cover your matricaria if you have one of those late frosts.

USDA Zone Info for Elkhorn

Here is the info for USDA Zone 5b.

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

This means that on a really cold year, the coldest it will get is -15°F. On most years you should be prepared to experience lows near -10°F.

Plants to Grow in Elkhorn

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