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.

The best time to plant scabiosa in Clarksville can be determined by using the USDA zone info.

Planting Calendar for Scabiosa

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

Scabiosa do well in a little bit of cold which means that you can plant them a little bit earlier in the year than plants that are more sensitive to the cold.

The earliest that you can plant scabiosa in Clarksville 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 scabiosa and expect a good harvest is probably September. You probably don't want to wait any later than that or else your scabiosa may not have a chance to grow to maturity. You can get started a little bit earlier by starting your scabiosa indoors.

Last Frost Date

On average the last frost when the weather gets warmer is on April 15 in Clarksville. You can expect an average low temperature of 5°F in the coldest months of winter.

Since the USDA zone info for Clarksville is not always accurate the actual date of last frost is different every year. Since half of the time in Clarksville you get surprised by a frost after April 15 be ready to cover your scabiosa if you have one of those late frosts.

USDA Zone Info for Clarksville

Here is the info for USDA Zone 7b.

Average Date of Last Frost (spring)	April 15
Average Date of First Frost (fall)	October 15
Lowest Expected Low	5°F
Highest Expected Low	10°F

This means that on a really cold year, the coldest it will get is 5°F. On most years you should be prepared to experience lows near 10°F.

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