One of the first steps you take when you are determining 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.

By looking at the USDA zone info for Martinez it's a good idea to determine when it's possible to plant statice.

Planting Calendar for Statice

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

Statice do well in mild cold which means that you can plant them a little bit earlier in the year than more sensitive plants.

The earliest that you can plant statice in Martinez 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 statice and expect a good harvest is probably October. You probably don't want to wait any later than that or else your statice may not have a chance to really do well. You can get started a little bit earlier by starting your statice indoors.

Last Frost Date

On average the last frost when the weather gets warmer is on February 15 in Martinez. It might get as low as 25°F during the coldest months of winter.

It's important to remember that USDA zone info for Martinez is not always accurate and the actual date of last frost will vary from year to year. Half of the time in Martinez there is a last frost after February 15 so be sure to be ready to protect your statice if you have one of those late frosts.

USDA Zone Info for Martinez

Here is the info for USDA Zone 9b.

Average Date of Last Frost (spring)	February 15
Average Date of First Frost (fall)	December 15
Lowest Expected Low	25°F
Highest Expected Low	30°F

This means that on a really cold year, the coldest it will get is 25°F. On most years you should be prepared to experience lows near 30°F.

Plants to Grow in Martinez

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