Before planting it is a good idea to find your USDA Zone info to estimate your garden schedule. The zone info helps tell us things like average date of last frost and lowest expected temperature for your area.

By using the USDA zone info for Peabody you will be able to estimate when it's a good idea 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 should not plant scaevola until after the last frost has passed because they do not do well in cold weather.

The earliest that you can plant scaevola in Peabody 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 couple of weeks earlier by starting your scaevola indoors.

Last Frost Date

The average date of last frost is April 15 in Peabody. It might get as low as -5°F during the coldest months of winter.

Since the USDA zone info for Peabody is not always accurate the actual date of last frost changes from year to year. Half of the time in Peabody last frost occurs after April 15 so make sure that you are prepared to protect your scaevola in the event of one of those late frosts.

USDA Zone Info for Peabody

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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