The USDA Zone info is a great tool for gardeners to help us estimate your gardening schedule. The zone info helps tell us things like average date of last frost and lowest expected temperature for your area.

In Sunnyside you can figure out when it's a good idea to plant iceland poppy by checking out 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 Sunnyside 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. Any later than that and your iceland poppy may not have a chance to really do well. Starting your iceland poppy indoors is a great way to get them started a couple of weeks earlier.

Last Frost Date

On average all chance of frost has passed is on April 15 in Sunnyside. You should expect an average low temperature of 0°F in the coldest months of winter.

Since the USDA zone info for Sunnyside is just an average the actual date of last frost changes from year to year. Since half of the time in Sunnyside it frosts late in the year after April 15 be ready to cover your iceland poppy in the event of a late frost.

USDA Zone Info for Sunnyside

Here is the info for USDA Zone 7a.

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

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

Plants to Grow in Sunnyside

You may be interested in your other planting guides for Sunnyside.