The USDA Zone info is a great tool for gardeners to help us estimate your gardening schedule. The zone info helps tell us things like average date of last frost and lowest expected temperature for your area.

You should be able to determine when it's a good idea to plant scaevola by looking at the USDA zone info for Perryville.

Planting Calendar for Scaevola

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

You really shouldn't plant scaevola until after the last frost because they do not do well in cold weather.

The earliest that you can plant scaevola in Perryville 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. Any later than that and your scaevola may not have a chance to grow to maturity. You can get started a little bit earlier by starting your scaevola indoors.

Last Frost Date

On average the last frost when the weather gets warmer is on April 15 in Perryville. In the coldest months of winter you should expect an average low temperature of -5°F.

Remember that the actual date of last frost is not always accurate because it is based on the USDA zone info for Perryville and it is different every year. Since half of the time in Perryville there is a last frost after April 15 be ready to protect your scaevola in the event of a surprise late frost.

USDA Zone Info for Perryville

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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