Before planting it is a good idea to find your USDA Zone info to estimate 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 Norwalk should be estimated 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 has passed.

It's probably not a good idea to plant scaevola until after all chance of frost has passed because they do not do well in cold weather.

The earliest that you can plant scaevola in Norwalk 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. You probably don't want to wait any later than that or else 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 the last frost is on January 31 in Norwalk. In the coldest months of winter you should expect an average low temperature of 35°F.

Remember that USDA zone info for Norwalk is just an average and the actual date of last frost is different every year. Since half of the time in Norwalk you get a frost after January 31 be ready to cover your scaevola if you have a surprise late frost.

USDA Zone Info for Norwalk

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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