One of the best tools that you have as gardeners to help us estimate your gardening schedule is the USDA zone info. The zone info helps tell us things like average date of last frost and lowest expected temperature for your area.

You can figure out when to plant statice in Healdsburg by using 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 do well in moderate cold.

The earliest that you can plant statice in Healdsburg 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. If you wait 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 few weeks earlier.

Last Frost Date

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

Since the USDA zone info for Healdsburg may not be accurate from year to year the actual date of last frost will vary from year to year. Half of the time in Healdsburg last frost occurs after February 15 so always be ready to protect your statice if you have one of those late frosts.

USDA Zone Info for Healdsburg

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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