When to Plant Statice in Easton, MD

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.

You can figure out when it's the best time to plant statice in Easton by looking at 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 just a bit earlier in the year because they are moderately cold tolerant.

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A good time to plant statice
Possibly ok, but a risky time to plant statice
Probably not a good time to plant statice

The earliest that you can plant statice in Easton 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. Any later than that and your statice may not have a chance to really do well. You can get started a little bit earlier by starting your statice indoors.

Last Frost Date

The average date of last frost is April 15 in Easton. It might get as low as 5°F during the coldest months of winter.

Keep in mind that the actual date of last frost is not always accurate because it is based on the USDA zone info for Easton and it will vary from year to year. Half of the time in Easton you get surprised by a frost after April 15 so make sure that you are prepared to protect your statice in the event of a late frost.

USDA Zone Info for Easton

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 Low5°F
Highest Expected Low10°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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