One of the first steps you take when you are making a decision about 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.

You can estimate when it's the best time to plant statice in Murfreesboro 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 do well in moderate cold you can plant them a little bit earlier in the year than other frost tender plants.

The earliest that you can plant statice in Murfreesboro 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. If you are starting your statice indoors then you might be able to get away with starting them a few weeks earlier.

Last Frost Date

On average all chance of frost has passed is on April 15 in Murfreesboro. It might get as low as 0°F during the coldest months of winter.

Since the USDA zone info for Murfreesboro is not always accurate the actual date of last frost is different every year. Since half of the time in Murfreesboro it frosts late in the year after April 15 be ready to cover your statice if you have a surprise late frost.

USDA Zone Info for Murfreesboro

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.

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