One of the best tools that you have as gardeners to help us figure out 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.

You can estimate when to plant scaevola in Hermosa Beach by using the USDA zone info.

Planting Calendar for Scaevola

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

It's not a good idea to plant scaevola until after the last frost has passed because they are not cold tolerant.

The earliest that you can plant scaevola in Hermosa Beach 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 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 grow to maturity. If you are starting your scaevola indoors then you might be able to get away with starting them a couple of weeks earlier.

Last Frost Date

On average all chance of frost has passed is on January 31 in Hermosa Beach. You should expect an average low temperature of 35°F in the coldest months of winter.

Just be sure to remember that USDA zone info for Hermosa Beach is just an average and the actual date of last frost is different every year. Half of the time in Hermosa Beach last frost occurs after January 31 so make sure that you are prepared to protect your scaevola in the event of a late frost.

USDA Zone Info for Hermosa Beach

Here is the info for USDA Zone 10b.

Average Date of Last Frost (spring)	January 31
Average Date of First Frost (fall)	December 15
Lowest Expected Low	35°F
Highest Expected Low	40°F

This means that on a really cold year, the coldest it will get is 35°F. On most years you should be prepared to experience lows near 40°F.

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