Before planting it is a good idea to find your USDA Zone info to estimate your garden schedule. The zone info helps tell us things like average date of last frost and lowest expected temperature for your area.

You can estimate when it's a good idea to plant iceland poppy in Mesa by reviewing the USDA zone info.

Planting Calendar for Iceland Poppy

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

You can plant iceland poppy a little earlier in the year because they do well in moderate cold.

The earliest that you can plant iceland poppy in Mesa is January. However, you really should wait until February if you don't want to take any chances.

The last month that you can plant iceland poppy and expect a good harvest is probably October. If you wait any later than that and your iceland poppy may not have a chance to really do well. You can get started a little bit earlier by starting your iceland poppy indoors.

Last Frost Date

On average the last frost is on February 15 in Mesa. In the coldest months of winter you can expect an average low temperature of 25°F.

Since the USDA zone info for Mesa may not be accurate from year to year the actual date of last frost will vary from year to year. Half of the time in Mesa last frost occurs after February 15 so just be sure to be ready to cover your iceland poppy if you have one of those late frosts.

USDA Zone Info for Mesa

Here is the info for USDA Zone 9b.

Average Date of Last Frost (spring)	February 15
Average Date of First Frost (fall)	December 15
Lowest Expected Low	25°F
Highest Expected Low	30°F

This means that on a really cold year, the coldest it will get is 25°F. On most years you should be prepared to experience lows near 30°F.

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