The USDA Zone info is a great tool for gardeners to help us figure out your gardening schedule. The zone info helps tell us things like average date of last frost and lowest expected temperature for your area.

In Orland you can figure out when you can plant bells of ireland by looking at the USDA zone info.

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.

Since bells of ireland do ok in moderate cold you can plant them a bit earlier in the year than other frost tender plants.

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

Last Frost Date

In Orland the average date of last frost happens on February 15. You should expect an average low temperature of 20°F in the coldest months of winter.

Just be sure to remember that USDA zone info for Orland is an average and the actual date of last frost changes from year to year. Since half of the time in Orland last frost occurs after February 15 be ready to protect your bells of ireland if you have a surprise late frost.

USDA Zone Info for Orland

Here is the info for USDA Zone 9a.

Average Date of Last Frost (spring)	February 15
Average Date of First Frost (fall)	December 15
Lowest Expected Low	20°F
Highest Expected Low	25°F

This means that on a really cold year, the coldest it will get is 20°F. On most years you should be prepared to experience lows near 25°F.

Plants to Grow in Orland

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