One of the first steps you take when you are estimating 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 should be able to determine when it's the best time to plant iceland poppy by using the USDA zone info for Olympia.

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 do well in moderate cold.

The earliest that you can plant iceland poppy in Olympia 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 couple of weeks earlier by starting your iceland poppy indoors.

Last Frost Date

On average the last frost when the weather gets warmer is on March 15 in Olympia. You should expect an average low temperature of 10°F in the coldest months of winter.

Since the USDA zone info for Olympia may not be accurate from year to year the actual date of last frost changes from year to year. Half of the time in Olympia last frost occurs after March 15 so be sure to be ready to cover your iceland poppy in the event of one of those late frosts.

USDA Zone Info for Olympia

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.

Plants to Grow in Olympia

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