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

The best time to plant scaevola in Mount Pleasant can be determined by referring to the USDA zone info.

Planting Calendar for Scaevola

Frost tolerance for scaevola:	Not tolerant of frost.
When to plant:	After the last frost.

Scaevola are not cold tolerant which tells us that it's necessary to wait until it warms up after the last frost before you can plant them.

The earliest that you can plant scaevola in Mount Pleasant is April. However, you really should wait until May if you don't want to take any chances.

The last month that you can plant scaevola and expect a good harvest is probably August. If you wait any later than that and your scaevola may not have a chance to really do well. If you are starting your scaevola indoors then you might be able to get away with starting them a little bit earlier.

Last Frost Date

The average date of last frost is March 15 in Mount Pleasant. You can expect an average low temperature of 15°F in the coldest months of winter.

It's important to remember that USDA zone info for Mount Pleasant is not always accurate and the actual date of last frost can change quite a bit from year to year. Half of the time in Mount Pleasant it frosts late in the year after March 15 so be sure to be ready to protect your scaevola in the event of a surprise late frost.

USDA Zone Info for Mount Pleasant

Here is the info for USDA Zone 8b.

Average Date of Last Frost (spring)	March 15
Average Date of First Frost (fall)	November 15
Lowest Expected Low	15°F
Highest Expected Low	20°F

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

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