Before planting it is a good idea to find your USDA Zone info to figure out your garden schedule. 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 statice in Malvern can be figured out by referring to the USDA zone info.

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 a little bit earlier in the year because they are one of those plants that can tolerate a little bit of cold weather.

The earliest that you can plant statice in Malvern 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. If you wait any later than that and your statice may not have a chance to grow to maturity. Starting your statice indoors is a great way to get them started a little bit earlier.

Last Frost Date

On average all chance of frost has passed is on April 15 in Malvern. You can expect an average low temperature of 5°F in the coldest months of winter.

Since the USDA zone info for Malvern is an average the actual date of last frost will vary from year to year. Since half of the time in Malvern you get surprised by a frost after April 15 be ready to cover your statice if you have a surprise late frost.

USDA Zone Info for Malvern

Here is the info for USDA Zone 7b.

Average Date of Last Frost (spring)	April 15
Average Date of First Frost (fall)	October 15
Lowest Expected Low	5°F
Highest Expected Low	10°F

This means that on a really cold year, the coldest it will get is 5°F. On most years you should be prepared to experience lows near 10°F.

Plants to Grow in Malvern

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