One of the first steps you take when you are determining 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.

The USDA zone info for Orange Park should be looked at to estimate when it's possible to plant scaevola.

Planting Calendar for Scaevola

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

You can not plant scaevola until after the last frost because they are not cold tolerant.

The earliest that you can plant scaevola in Orange Park 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. If you wait any later than that and your scaevola may not have a chance to really do well. Starting your scaevola indoors is a great way to get them started a couple of weeks earlier.

Last Frost Date

The average date of last frost is February 15 in Orange Park. In the coldest months of winter you can expect an average low temperature of 20°F.

Always keep in mind that USDA zone info for Orange Park may not be accurate from year to year and the actual date of last frost is different every year. Half of the time in Orange Park you get surprised by a frost after February 15 so be sure to be ready to cover your scaevola if you have one of those late frosts.

USDA Zone Info for Orange Park

Here is the info for USDA Zone 9a.

Average Date of Last Frost (spring)	February 15
Average Date of First Frost (fall)	December 15
Lowest Expected Low	20°F
Highest Expected Low	25°F

This means that on a really cold year, the coldest it will get is 20°F. On most years you should be prepared to experience lows near 25°F.

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