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

In Mount Carmel you can figure out when it's a good idea to plant iceland poppy by referring to 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 bit earlier in the year because they are moderately cold tolerant.

The earliest that you can plant iceland poppy in Mount Carmel 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 iceland poppy and expect a good harvest is probably September. 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 few weeks earlier by starting your iceland poppy indoors.

Last Frost Date

The average date of last frost is April 15 in Mount Carmel. It might get as low as -5°F during the coldest months of winter.

Just be sure to remember that USDA zone info for Mount Carmel is just an average and the actual date of last frost will vary from year to year. Half of the time in Mount Carmel there is a last frost after April 15 so just be sure to be ready to protect your iceland poppy in the event of a surprise late frost.

USDA Zone Info for Mount Carmel

Here is the info for USDA Zone 6b.

Average Date of Last Frost (spring)	April 15
Average Date of First Frost (fall)	October 15
Lowest Expected Low	-5°F
Highest Expected Low	0°F

This means that on a really cold year, the coldest it will get is -5°F. On most years you should be prepared to experience lows near 0°F.

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