One of the best tools that you have as gardeners to help us figure out your gardening schedule is the USDA zone info. The zone info helps tell us things like average date of last frost and lowest expected temperature for your area.

The best time to plant iceland poppy in North Richland Hills can be figured out by using 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 do well in moderate cold which means that you can plant them earlier than other plants that might not handle the cold.

The earliest that you can plant iceland poppy in North Richland Hills 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. You probably don't want to wait any later than that or else your iceland poppy may not have a chance to really do well. If you are starting your iceland poppy indoors then you might be able to get away with starting them a few weeks earlier.

Last Frost Date

On average the last frost is on March 15 in North Richland Hills. It might get as low as 10°F during the coldest months of winter.

Keep in mind that USDA zone info for North Richland Hills may not be accurate from year to year and the actual date of last frost changes from year to year. Since half of the time in North Richland Hills last frost occurs after March 15 be ready to cover your iceland poppy in the event of a surprise late frost.

USDA Zone Info for North Richland Hills

Here is the info for USDA Zone 8a.

Average Date of Last Frost (spring)	March 15
Average Date of First Frost (fall)	November 15
Lowest Expected Low	10°F
Highest Expected Low	15°F

This means that on a really cold year, the coldest it will get is 10°F. On most years you should be prepared to experience lows near 15°F.

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