How to Plant Chamomile in Zone 6

Prepare the planting plot when the ground is no longer frozen. Break up large chunks of soil with a pitchfork. Chamomile favors soil with a pH between 6.5 and 8.0. Soil types vary throughout zone 6. If you do not know the pH of your broken soil, you will need to test it with a soil test kit.

Modify the soil with peat or lime if the soil test reveals a pH out of the preferred range. Peat moss will lower a pH above 8.0. If the soil pH is below 6.5, raise it by adding lime. Add the required amendment according to label instructions.

Dig holes that match the size of the chamomile's nursery containers with a hand trowel, spacing each hole at least 4 inches from the next. Plant the chamomile between March 30 and April 30 in zone 6.

Saturate the soil to a 1-inch depth with a garden hose immediately after planting the chamomile. The average rainfall of zone 6 varies depending on location. Continue to provide 1 inch of supplemental watering every week with a garden hose for the first growing season. Once the roots establish, usually by the second growing season, supplemental watering will no longer be necessary.

Allow the chamomile to die back naturally in the late fall. Cut the chamomile plants to the soil line with a lawn mower or hedge clippers after the first frost of winter. The first winter frost usually affects zone 6 between September 30 and October 30. Cutting the plants to the soil line will increase vigor the following spring.