[header] How to grow nutmeg [title] Verify that the location is warm enough. [step] Nutmeg is a tropical tree that must be grown outdoors, so it requires a hot, humid climate. In order to grow, nutmeg shouldn't be planted in locations with a minimum temperature below 30 ° f (- 1 ° c). 
Ideally, it requires an average temperature between 77 ° f and 95 ° f (25 ° c and 35 ° c). [substeps] Nutmeg trees also grow best in climates that experience at least 60 inches (152-cm) of annual rainfall.