When to Plant Statice in Sullivan City, TX

The USDA Zone info is a great tool for gardeners to help us determine your gardening schedule. The most important data that the zone info tells us is average last frost and the lowest expected temperature for your area.

You can determine when to plant statice in Sullivan City by using 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 a little earlier in the year because they do well in moderate cold.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
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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 Sullivan City is January. However, you really should wait until February if you don't want to take any chances.

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

Last Frost Date

In Sullivan City the average date of last frost happens on February 15. It might get as low as 25°F during the coldest months of winter.

Just be sure to remember that the actual date of last frost is not always accurate because it is based on the USDA zone info for Sullivan City and it can change quite a bit from year to year. Since half of the time in Sullivan City last frost occurs after February 15 be ready to protect your statice if you have a late frost.

USDA Zone Info for Sullivan City

Here is the info for USDA Zone 9b.

Average Date of Last Frost (spring)February 15
Average Date of First Frost (fall)December 15
Lowest Expected Low25°F
Highest Expected Low30°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 30°F.

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