The USDA Zone info is a great tool for gardeners to help us estimate your gardening schedule. The zone info helps tell us things like average date of last frost and lowest expected temperature for your area.

The first chance to plant scaevola in Waycross can be figured out by checking out the USDA zone info.

Planting Calendar for Scaevola

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

It's not a good idea to plant scaevola until after the last frost when the weather gets warmer because they require warm weather.

The earliest that you can plant scaevola in Waycross is April. However, you really should wait until May if you don't want to take any chances.

The last month that you can plant scaevola and expect a good harvest is probably August. If you wait any later than that and your scaevola may not have a chance to fully mature. You can get started a little bit earlier by starting your scaevola indoors.

Last Frost Date

The average date of last frost is March 15 in Waycross. It might get as low as 15°F during the coldest months of winter.

Since the USDA zone info for Waycross is not always accurate the actual date of last frost changes from year to year. Half of the time in Waycross it frosts late in the year after March 15 so always be ready to cover your scaevola if you have one of those late frosts.

USDA Zone Info for Waycross

Here is the info for USDA Zone 8b.

Average Date of Last Frost (spring)	March 15
Average Date of First Frost (fall)	November 15
Lowest Expected Low	15°F
Highest Expected Low	20°F

This means that on a really cold year, the coldest it will get is 15°F. On most years you should be prepared to experience lows near 20°F.

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