The USDA Zone info is a great tool for gardeners to help us figure out your gardening schedule. The zone info helps tell us things like average date of last frost and lowest expected temperature for your area.

The first chance to plant statice in Burlington should be determined 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.

Since statice do well in moderate cold you can plant them a little earlier in the year than plants that are more sensitive to the cold.

The earliest that you can plant statice in Burlington 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 really do well. You can get started a little bit earlier by starting your statice indoors.

Last Frost Date

On average the last frost when the weather gets warmer is on April 15 in Burlington. You can expect an average low temperature of -20°F in the coldest months of winter.

Keep in mind that USDA zone info for Burlington is not always accurate and the actual date of last frost changes from year to year. Half of the time in Burlington last frost occurs after April 15 so make sure that you are prepared to protect your statice if you have one of those late frosts.

USDA Zone Info for Burlington

Here is the info for USDA Zone 5a.

Average Date of Last Frost (spring)	April 15
Average Date of First Frost (fall)	October 15
Lowest Expected Low	-20°F
Highest Expected Low	-15°F

This means that on a really cold year, the coldest it will get is -20°F. On most years you should be prepared to experience lows near -15°F.

Plants to Grow in Burlington

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