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

In Lake Worth you can determine when it's possible to plant iceland poppy by checking out 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.

Iceland Poppy tend to make it in mild cold which means that you can plant them a little bit earlier in the year than plants that are more sensitive to the cold.

The earliest that you can plant iceland poppy in Lake Worth 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. You probably don't want to wait any later than that or else your iceland poppy may not have a chance to grow to maturity. You can get started a little bit earlier by starting your iceland poppy indoors.

Last Frost Date

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

Since the USDA zone info for Lake Worth may not be accurate from year to year the actual date of last frost can change quite a bit from year to year. Since half of the time in Lake Worth it frosts late in the year after January 31 be ready to protect your iceland poppy if you have one of those late frosts.

USDA Zone Info for Lake Worth

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.

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