One of the first steps you take when you are figuring out 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.

You can estimate when you can plant iceland poppy in Belgrade 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.

Since iceland poppy are one of those plants that can tolerate a little bit of cold weather you can plant them a little bit earlier in the year than other plants that might not handle the cold.

The earliest that you can plant iceland poppy in Belgrade is March. However, you really should wait until April 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 August. You probably don't want to wait any later than that or else your iceland poppy may not have a chance to fully mature. You can get started a few weeks earlier by starting your iceland poppy indoors.

Last Frost Date

The average date of last frost is May 15 in Belgrade. It might get as low as -30°F during the coldest months of winter.

Since the USDA zone info for Belgrade may not be accurate from year to year the actual date of last frost will vary from year to year. Since half of the time in Belgrade you get a frost after May 15 be ready to cover your iceland poppy in the event of a surprise late frost.

USDA Zone Info for Belgrade

Here is the info for USDA Zone 4a.

Average Date of Last Frost (spring)	May 15
Average Date of First Frost (fall)	September 15
Lowest Expected Low	-30°F
Highest Expected Low	-25°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 -25°F.

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