One of the first steps you take when you are figuring out 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 Flatwoods can be read to determine when it's possible to plant scaevola.

Planting Calendar for Scaevola

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

You can not plant scaevola until after the last frost because they require warm weather.

The earliest that you can plant scaevola in Flatwoods 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 really do well. Starting your scaevola indoors is a great way to get them started a little bit earlier.

Last Frost Date

The average date of last frost is April 15 in Flatwoods. You should expect an average low temperature of -5°F in the coldest months of winter.

Always keep in mind that USDA zone info for Flatwoods is just an average and the actual date of last frost changes from year to year. Since half of the time in Flatwoods last frost occurs after April 15 be ready to cover your scaevola in the event of one of those late frosts.

USDA Zone Info for Flatwoods

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.

Plants to Grow in Flatwoods

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