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.

It's possible to determine when to plant scaevola by reviewing the USDA zone info for West Memphis.

Planting Calendar for Scaevola

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

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

The earliest that you can plant scaevola in West Memphis 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 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 has passed is on April 15 in West Memphis. It might get as low as 5°F during the coldest months of winter.

Since the USDA zone info for West Memphis is an average the actual date of last frost will vary from year to year. Half of the time in West Memphis you get a frost after April 15 so just be sure to be ready to cover your scaevola in the event of a late frost.

USDA Zone Info for West Memphis

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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