Before planting it is a good idea to find your USDA Zone info to estimate your garden schedule. The most important data that the zone info tells us is average last frost and the lowest expected temperature for your area.

The first opportunity to plant scaevola in Rocklin can be estimated by referring to 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.

It's probably a bad idea to plant scaevola until after the last frost because they require warm weather.

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

Last Frost Date

On average all chance of frost has passed is on February 15 in Rocklin. In the coldest months of winter you should expect an average low temperature of 25°F.

Remember that USDA zone info for Rocklin is just an average and the actual date of last frost changes from year to year. Since half of the time in Rocklin last frost occurs after February 15 be ready to protect your scaevola if you have a late frost.

USDA Zone Info for Rocklin

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 Low	25°F
Highest Expected Low	30°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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