One of the first steps you take when you are determining your gardening schedule is find your USDA Zone info. The zone info helps tell us things like average date of last frost and lowest expected temperature for your area.

In Garden City you can figure out when it's the best time to plant statice by referring to 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 are moderately cold tolerant you can plant them a bit earlier in the year than plants that are more sensitive to the cold.

The earliest that you can plant statice in Garden City 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 grow to maturity. 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 Garden City. You can expect an average low temperature of 5°F in the coldest months of winter.

Since the USDA zone info for Garden City may not be accurate from year to year the actual date of last frost will vary from year to year. Half of the time in Garden City you get surprised by a frost after April 15 so always be ready to cover your statice if you have a late frost.

USDA Zone Info for Garden City

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 Low	5°F
Highest Expected Low	10°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.

Plants to Grow in Garden City

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