When to Plant Scaevola in Belle Glade, FL

One of the first steps you take when you are getting a good idea your gardening schedule is find your 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 figure out when it's the best time to plant scaevola in Belle Glade by checking out the USDA zone info.


Planting Calendar for Scaevola

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

Scaevola are not cold tolerant which means that it's necessary 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
Probably not a good time to plant scaevola

The earliest that you can plant scaevola in Belle Glade 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 really do well. You can get started a little bit earlier by starting your scaevola indoors.

Last Frost Date

On average the last frost when the weather gets warmer is on January 31 in Belle Glade. It might get as low as 30°F during the coldest months of winter.

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

USDA Zone Info for Belle Glade

Here is the info for USDA Zone 10a.

Average Date of Last Frost (spring)January 31
Average Date of First Frost (fall)December 15
Lowest Expected Low30°F
Highest Expected Low35°F

This means that on a really cold year, the coldest it will get is 30°F. On most years you should be prepared to experience lows near 35°F.

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