One of the first steps you take when you are making a decision about your gardening schedule is find your USDA Zone info. The zone info helps tell us things like average date of last frost and lowest expected temperature for your area.

It's a good idea to determine when it's possible to plant bells of ireland by referring to the USDA zone info for Orange.

Planting Calendar for Bells of Ireland

Frost tolerance for bells of ireland:	Tolerant of a very small amount of frost.
When to plant:	Up to 3 weeks before last frost.

Bells of Ireland do well in a tiny bit of cold which means that you can plant them a bit earlier in the year than plants that are more sensitive to the cold.

The earliest that you can plant bells of ireland in Orange 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 bells of ireland and expect a good harvest is probably September. If you wait any later than that and your bells of ireland may not have a chance to really do well. You can get started a couple of weeks earlier by starting your bells of ireland indoors.

Last Frost Date

The average date of last frost is January 31 in Orange. It might get as low as 30°F during the coldest months of winter.

Since the USDA zone info for Orange is not always accurate the actual date of last frost changes from year to year. Half of the time in Orange you get a frost after January 31 so make sure that you are ready to cover your bells of ireland in the event of a late frost.

USDA Zone Info for Orange

Here is the info for USDA Zone 10a.

Average Date of Last Frost (spring)	January 31
Average Date of First Frost (fall)	December 15
Lowest Expected Low	30°F
Highest Expected Low	35°F

This means that on a really cold year, the coldest it will get is 30°F. On most years you should be prepared to experience lows near 35°F.

Plants to Grow in Orange

You may be interested in your other planting guides for Orange.