When to Plant Scaevola in Delano, CA

Before planting it is a good idea to find your USDA Zone info to figure out 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 Delano should be figured out by looking at the USDA zone info.


Planting Calendar for Scaevola

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

Scaevola do not do well in cold weather which means that you need to wait until it warms up after the last frost has passed before you can plant them.

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A good time to plant scaevola
Possibly ok, but a risky time to plant scaevola
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The earliest that you can plant scaevola in Delano is March. However, you really should wait until April if you don't want to take any chances.

The last month that you can plant scaevola and expect a good harvest is probably September. If you wait any later than that and your scaevola may not have a chance to really do well. You can get started a little bit earlier by starting your scaevola indoors.

Last Frost Date

On average the last frost is on February 15 in Delano. You can expect an average low temperature of 25°F in the coldest months of winter.

Remember that the actual date of last frost may not be accurate from year to year because it is based on the USDA zone info for Delano and it changes from year to year. Half of the time in Delano you get surprised by a frost after February 15 so make sure that you are prepared to protect your scaevola if you have one of those late frosts.

USDA Zone Info for Delano

Here is the info for USDA Zone 9b.

Average Date of Last Frost (spring)February 15
Average Date of First Frost (fall)December 15
Lowest Expected Low25°F
Highest Expected Low30°F

This means that on a really cold year, the coldest it will get is 25°F. On most years you should be prepared to experience lows near 30°F.

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