One of the first steps you take when you are making a decision about 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.

In Luverne you can determine when to plant scaevola by checking out the USDA zone info.

Planting Calendar for Scaevola

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

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

The earliest that you can plant scaevola in Luverne is May. However, you really should wait until June 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. If you are starting your scaevola indoors then you might be able to get away with starting them a little bit earlier.

Last Frost Date

The average date of last frost is May 15 in Luverne. You can expect an average low temperature of -25°F in the coldest months of winter.

Always keep in mind that USDA zone info for Luverne is not always accurate and the actual date of last frost changes from year to year. Since half of the time in Luverne you get a frost after May 15 be ready to protect your scaevola in the event of a late frost.

USDA Zone Info for Luverne

Here is the info for USDA Zone 4b.

Average Date of Last Frost (spring)	May 15
Average Date of First Frost (fall)	September 15
Lowest Expected Low	-25°F
Highest Expected Low	-20°F

This means that on a really cold year, the coldest it will get is -25°F. On most years you should be prepared to experience lows near -20°F.

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