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.

A common way of figuring out when it's the best time to plant scaevola is to refer to the USDA zone info for Dardanelle.

Planting Calendar for Scaevola

Frost tolerance for scaevola:	Not tolerant of frost.
When to plant:	After all chance of frost has passed.

Since scaevola are not cold tolerant you need to wait until after the last frost has passed before you can plant them.

The earliest that you can plant scaevola in Dardanelle 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. You probably don't want to wait any later than that or else your scaevola may not have a chance to grow to maturity. You can get started a couple of weeks earlier by starting your scaevola indoors.

Last Frost Date

On average the last frost is on April 15 in Dardanelle. In the coldest months of winter you should expect an average low temperature of 5°F.

It's important to remember that USDA zone info for Dardanelle is just an average and the actual date of last frost can change quite a bit from year to year. Since half of the time in Dardanelle you get surprised by a frost after April 15 be ready to cover your scaevola in the event of one of those late frosts.

USDA Zone Info for Dardanelle

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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