One of the first steps you take when you are making a decision about your gardening schedule is find your USDA Zone info. The most important data that the zone info tells us is average last frost and the lowest expected temperature for your area.

The earliest that you can plant statice in Hutchinson can be figured out 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.

Statice are one of those plants that can tolerate a little bit of cold weather which tells us that you can plant them earlier than other plants that might not handle the cold.

The earliest that you can plant statice in Hutchinson is March. However, you really should wait until April if you don't want to take any chances.

The last month that you can plant statice and expect a good harvest is probably August. If you wait any later than that and your statice may not have a chance to grow to maturity. You can get started a few weeks earlier by starting your statice indoors.

Last Frost Date

In Hutchinson the average date of last frost happens on May 15. You can expect an average low temperature of -25°F in the coldest months of winter.

Since the USDA zone info for Hutchinson may not be accurate from year to year the actual date of last frost will vary from year to year. Since half of the time in Hutchinson there is a last frost after May 15 be ready to cover your statice in the event of one of those late frosts.

USDA Zone Info for Hutchinson

Here is the info for USDA Zone 4b.

Average Date of Last Frost (spring)	May 15
Average Date of First Frost (fall)	September 15
Lowest Expected Low	-25°F
Highest Expected Low	-20°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 -20°F.

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