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

A way of getting a good idea when it's the best time to plant oriental poppies is to examine the USDA zone info for North Bend.

Planting Calendar for Oriental poppies

Frost tolerance for oriental poppies:	Tolerant of some frost.
When to plant:	Up to 5 weeks before last frost.

Oriental poppies are moderately cold tolerant which means that you can start planting them earlier than other frost tender plants.

The earliest that you can plant oriental poppies in North Bend 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 oriental poppies and expect a good harvest is probably October. If you wait any later than that and your oriental poppies may not have a chance to really do well. Starting your oriental poppies indoors is a great way to get them started a few weeks earlier.

Last Frost Date

The average date of last frost is February 15 in North Bend. It might get as low as 20°F during the coldest months of winter.

Since the USDA zone info for North Bend may not be accurate from year to year the actual date of last frost is different every year. Since half of the time in North Bend it frosts late in the year after February 15 be ready to cover your oriental poppies if you have a late frost.

USDA Zone Info for North Bend

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.

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