One of the first steps you take when you are figuring out 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.

The first opportunity to plant statice in Firebaugh should be determined 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.

Since statice do well in moderate cold you can plant them a little earlier in the year than plants that are more sensitive to the cold.

The earliest that you can plant statice in Firebaugh 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 grow to maturity. Starting your statice indoors is a great way to get them started a little bit earlier.

Last Frost Date

The average date of last frost is February 15 in Firebaugh. It might get as low as 25°F during the coldest months of winter.

Just be sure to remember that USDA zone info for Firebaugh is not always accurate and the actual date of last frost is different every year. Since half of the time in Firebaugh it frosts late in the year after February 15 be ready to protect your statice if you have a late frost.

USDA Zone Info for Firebaugh

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 Firebaugh

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