Before planting it is a good idea to find your USDA Zone info to determine your garden schedule. The zone info helps tell us things like average date of last frost and lowest expected temperature for your area.

In Dahlonega you can figure out when it's a good idea to plant statice 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 earlier in the year because they are moderately cold tolerant.

The earliest that you can plant statice in Dahlonega 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 really do well. You can get started a few weeks earlier by starting your statice indoors.

Last Frost Date

The average date of last frost is April 15 in Dahlonega. You can expect an average low temperature of 5°F in the coldest months of winter.

Always keep in mind that USDA zone info for Dahlonega may not be accurate from year to year and the actual date of last frost will vary from year to year. Since half of the time in Dahlonega there is a last frost after April 15 be ready to protect your statice if you have one of those late frosts.

USDA Zone Info for Dahlonega

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.

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