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.

In Danville you can estimate when it's a good idea to plant statice by looking at 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.

Since statice are one of those plants that can tolerate a little bit of cold weather you can plant them a bit earlier in the year than other frost tender plants.

The earliest that you can plant statice in Danville 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. Any later than that and your statice may not have a chance to really do well. If you are starting your statice indoors then you might be able to get away with starting them a couple of weeks earlier.

Last Frost Date

On average the last frost has passed is on February 15 in Danville. In the coldest months of winter you can expect an average low temperature of 25°F.

Always keep in mind that USDA zone info for Danville may not be accurate from year to year and the actual date of last frost can change quite a bit from year to year. Half of the time in Danville you get surprised by a frost after February 15 so always be ready to cover your statice if you have a late frost.

USDA Zone Info for Danville

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.

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