Before planting it is a good idea to find your USDA Zone info to figure out 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.

A common way of figuring out when it's a good idea to plant scaevola is to consult the USDA zone info for De Soto.

Planting Calendar for Scaevola

Frost tolerance for scaevola:	Not tolerant of frost.
When to plant:	After the last frost when the weather gets warmer.

You should not plant scaevola until after all chance of frost has passed because they do not do well in cold weather.

The earliest that you can plant scaevola in De Soto 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. You probably don't want to wait any later than that or else your scaevola may not have a chance to grow to maturity. You can get started a little bit earlier by starting your scaevola indoors.

Last Frost Date

On average the last frost has passed is on April 15 in De Soto. In the coldest months of winter you should expect an average low temperature of -5°F.

Since the USDA zone info for De Soto is just an average the actual date of last frost can change quite a bit from year to year. Since half of the time in De Soto you get a frost after April 15 be ready to cover your scaevola in the event of a late frost.

USDA Zone Info for De Soto

Here is the info for USDA Zone 6b.

Average Date of Last Frost (spring)	April 15
Average Date of First Frost (fall)	October 15
Lowest Expected Low	-5°F
Highest Expected Low	0°F

This means that on a really cold year, the coldest it will get is -5°F. On most years you should be prepared to experience lows near 0°F.

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