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

A way of determining when it's possible to plant scaevola is to examine the USDA zone info for Muskegon.

Planting Calendar for Scaevola

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

Since scaevola require warm weather it's important to wait until after all chance of frost has passed before you can plant them.

The earliest that you can plant scaevola in Muskegon 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. If you are starting your scaevola indoors then you might be able to get away with starting them a few weeks earlier.

Last Frost Date

The average date of last frost is April 15 in Muskegon. In the coldest months of winter you should expect an average low temperature of -10°F.

Since the USDA zone info for Muskegon is an average the actual date of last frost is different every year. Half of the time in Muskegon it frosts late in the year after April 15 so make sure that you are prepared to protect your scaevola in the event of a surprise late frost.

USDA Zone Info for Muskegon

Here is the info for USDA Zone 6a.

Average Date of Last Frost (spring)	April 15
Average Date of First Frost (fall)	October 15
Lowest Expected Low	-10°F
Highest Expected Low	-5°F

This means that on a really cold year, the coldest it will get is -10°F. On most years you should be prepared to experience lows near -5°F.

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