When to Plant Scaevola in Gonzales, CA

One of the best tools that you have as gardeners to help us estimate your gardening schedule is the USDA zone info. The zone info helps tell us things like average date of last frost and lowest expected temperature for your area.

In Gonzales you can figure out when it's the best time to plant scaevola by using the USDA zone info.


Planting Calendar for Scaevola

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

Since scaevola are not cold tolerant you must wait until after the last frost when the weather gets warmer before you can plant them.

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A good time to plant scaevola
Possibly ok, but a risky time to plant scaevola
Probably not a good time to plant scaevola

The earliest that you can plant scaevola in Gonzales 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. Any later than that and your scaevola may not have a chance to really do well. You can get started a few weeks earlier by starting your scaevola indoors.

Last Frost Date

The average date of last frost is February 15 in Gonzales. In the coldest months of winter you can expect an average low temperature of 25°F.

Always keep in mind that USDA zone info for Gonzales may not be accurate from year to year and the actual date of last frost changes from year to year. Half of the time in Gonzales you get surprised by a frost after February 15 so always be ready to protect your scaevola in the event of one of those late frosts.

USDA Zone Info for Gonzales

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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