Before planting it is a good idea to find your USDA Zone info to determine your garden schedule. The most important data that the zone info tells us is average last frost and the lowest expected temperature for your area.

It's a good idea to determine when it's possible to plant scaevola by reviewing the USDA zone info for Mount Prospect.

Planting Calendar for Scaevola

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

Scaevola do not do well in cold weather which means that you have to wait until it warms up after the last frost before you can plant them.

The earliest that you can plant scaevola in Mount Prospect 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 grow to maturity. Starting your scaevola indoors is a great way to get them started a little bit earlier.

Last Frost Date

On average all chance of frost has passed is on April 15 in Mount Prospect. You should expect an average low temperature of -15°F in the coldest months of winter.

Always keep in mind that USDA zone info for Mount Prospect is an average and the actual date of last frost can change quite a bit from year to year. Half of the time in Mount Prospect last frost occurs after April 15 so be sure to be ready to protect your scaevola in the event of a surprise late frost.

USDA Zone Info for Mount Prospect

Here is the info for USDA Zone 5b.

Average Date of Last Frost (spring)	April 15
Average Date of First Frost (fall)	October 15
Lowest Expected Low	-15°F
Highest Expected Low	-10°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 -10°F.

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