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 USDA zone info for Orange City should be reffered to in order to estimate when to plant scaevola.

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 tells us that you must wait until it warms up after the last frost has passed before you can plant them.

The earliest that you can plant scaevola in Orange City 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. You probably don't want to wait any later than that or else your scaevola may not have a chance to fully mature. If you are starting your scaevola indoors then you might be able to get away with starting them a little bit earlier.

Last Frost Date

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

Since the USDA zone info for Orange City is just an average the actual date of last frost is different every year. Half of the time in Orange City you get a frost after February 15 so be sure to be ready to protect your scaevola in the event of one of those late frosts.

USDA Zone Info for Orange City

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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