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.

The USDA zone info for Lincoln can be read to figure out 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.

You can plant statice just a bit earlier in the year because they are moderately cold tolerant.

The earliest that you can plant statice in Lincoln 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 statice and expect a good harvest is probably September. You probably don't want to wait any later than that or else your statice may not have a chance to fully mature. You can get started a couple of weeks earlier by starting your statice indoors.

Last Frost Date

The average date of last frost is April 15 in Lincoln. It might get as low as -15°F during the coldest months of winter.

Just be sure to remember that USDA zone info for Lincoln may not be accurate from year to year and the actual date of last frost will vary from year to year. Half of the time in Lincoln it frosts late in the year after April 15 so make sure that you are ready to cover your statice if you have a surprise late frost.

USDA Zone Info for Lincoln

Here is the info for USDA Zone 5b.

Average Date of Last Frost (spring)	April 15
Average Date of First Frost (fall)	October 15
Lowest Expected Low	-15°F
Highest Expected Low	-10°F

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

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