One of the best tools that you have as gardeners to help us determine 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.

In Rayne you can figure out when to plant statice by checking out 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 Rayne 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 fully mature. Starting your statice indoors is a great way to get them started a little bit earlier.

Last Frost Date

On average the last frost is on February 15 in Rayne. In the coldest months of winter you should expect an average low temperature of 20°F.

Since the USDA zone info for Rayne is an average the actual date of last frost can change quite a bit from year to year. Since half of the time in Rayne last frost occurs after February 15 be ready to cover your statice in the event of one of those late frosts.

USDA Zone Info for Rayne

Here is the info for USDA Zone 9a.

Average Date of Last Frost (spring)	February 15
Average Date of First Frost (fall)	December 15
Lowest Expected Low	20°F
Highest Expected Low	25°F

This means that on a really cold year, the coldest it will get is 20°F. On most years you should be prepared to experience lows near 25°F.

Plants to Grow in Rayne

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