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.

You will be able to determine when you can plant scaevola by reviewing the USDA zone info for Kaplan.

Planting Calendar for Scaevola

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

Since scaevola do not do well in cold weather you need to wait until after the last frost has passed before you can plant them.

The earliest that you can plant scaevola in Kaplan 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. Any later than that and your scaevola may not have a chance to really do well. 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 February 15 in Kaplan. In the coldest months of winter you should expect an average low temperature of 20°F.

Since the USDA zone info for Kaplan is an average the actual date of last frost can change quite a bit from year to year. Half of the time in Kaplan you get a frost after February 15 so be sure to be ready to protect your scaevola in the event of a surprise late frost.

USDA Zone Info for Kaplan

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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