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.

The USDA zone info for Little Ferry can be reviewed to estimate when it's the best time to plant statice.

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 are one of those plants that can tolerate a little bit of cold weather.

The earliest that you can plant statice in Little Ferry 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 fully mature. You can get started a little bit earlier by starting your statice indoors.

Last Frost Date

On average the last frost is on April 15 in Little Ferry. It might get as low as 0°F during the coldest months of winter.

Keep in mind that USDA zone info for Little Ferry is just an average and the actual date of last frost can change quite a bit from year to year. Since half of the time in Little Ferry you get a frost after April 15 be ready to cover your statice in the event of a late frost.

USDA Zone Info for Little Ferry

Here is the info for USDA Zone 7a.

Average Date of Last Frost (spring)	April 15
Average Date of First Frost (fall)	October 15
Lowest Expected Low	0°F
Highest Expected Low	5°F

This means that on a really cold year, the coldest it will get is 0°F. On most years you should be prepared to experience lows near 5°F.

Plants to Grow in Little Ferry

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