Before planting it is a good idea to find your USDA Zone info to determine your garden schedule. The most important data that the zone info tells us is average last frost and the lowest expected temperature for your area.

In Slidell you can determine when it's the best time 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.

Since statice do well in moderate cold you can plant them just a bit earlier in the year than other frost tender plants.

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

Last Frost Date

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

Since the USDA zone info for Slidell may not be accurate from year to year the actual date of last frost can change quite a bit from year to year. Since half of the time in Slidell it frosts late in the year after February 15 be ready to cover your statice in the event of one of those late frosts.

USDA Zone Info for Slidell

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.

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