Before planting it is a good idea to find your USDA Zone info to determine your garden schedule. The zone info helps tell us things like average date of last frost and lowest expected temperature for your area.

It's a good idea to figure out when it's a good idea to plant statice by referring to the USDA zone info for Sun Prairie.

Planting Calendar for Statice

Frost tolerance for statice:	Tolerant of some frost.
When to plant:	Up to 5 weeks before last frost.

Statice do ok in some cold which tells us that you can plant them a little earlier in the year than more sensitive plants.

The earliest that you can plant statice in Sun Prairie 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 couple of weeks earlier by starting your statice indoors.

Last Frost Date

The average date of last frost is April 15 in Sun Prairie. In the coldest months of winter you should expect an average low temperature of -20°F.

Since the USDA zone info for Sun Prairie is not always accurate the actual date of last frost will vary from year to year. Half of the time in Sun Prairie you get a frost 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 Sun Prairie

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 Sun Prairie

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