One of the best tools that you have as gardeners to help us figure out your gardening schedule is the USDA zone info. The most important data that the zone info tells us is average last frost and the lowest expected temperature for your area.

You will be able to estimate when you can plant scaevola by reviewing the USDA zone info for Hollywood.

Planting Calendar for Scaevola

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

It's probably 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 Hollywood 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 few weeks earlier.

Last Frost Date

The average date of last frost is January 31 in Hollywood. You should expect an average low temperature of 35°F in the coldest months of winter.

Since the USDA zone info for Hollywood is not always accurate the actual date of last frost changes from year to year. Since half of the time in Hollywood there is a last frost after January 31 be ready to protect your scaevola if you have one of those late frosts.

USDA Zone Info for Hollywood

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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