The USDA Zone info is a great tool for gardeners to help us figure out your gardening schedule. The most important data that the zone info tells us is average last frost and the lowest expected temperature for your area.

You should be able to figure out when you can plant scaevola by checking out the USDA zone info for Negaunee.

Planting Calendar for Scaevola

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

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

The earliest that you can plant scaevola in Negaunee 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 fully mature. You can get started a few weeks earlier by starting your scaevola indoors.

Last Frost Date

The average date of last frost is April 15 in Negaunee. It might get as low as -20°F during the coldest months of winter.

Since the USDA zone info for Negaunee may not be accurate from year to year the actual date of last frost changes from year to year. Since half of the time in Negaunee it frosts late in the year after April 15 be ready to protect your scaevola if you have one of those late frosts.

USDA Zone Info for Negaunee

Here is the info for USDA Zone 5a.

Average Date of Last Frost (spring)	April 15
Average Date of First Frost (fall)	October 15
Lowest Expected Low	-20°F
Highest Expected Low	-15°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 -15°F.

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