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

In Picayune you can estimate when it's possible to plant scaevola by referring to the USDA zone info.

Planting Calendar for Scaevola

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

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

The earliest that you can plant scaevola in Picayune 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. You can get started a little bit earlier by starting your scaevola indoors.

Last Frost Date

On average all chance of frost has passed is on March 15 in Picayune. In the coldest months of winter you can expect an average low temperature of 15°F.

Remember that USDA zone info for Picayune is not always accurate and the actual date of last frost is different every year. Half of the time in Picayune last frost occurs after March 15 so just be sure to be ready to cover your scaevola if you have a late frost.

USDA Zone Info for Picayune

Here is the info for USDA Zone 8b.

Average Date of Last Frost (spring)	March 15
Average Date of First Frost (fall)	November 15
Lowest Expected Low	15°F
Highest Expected Low	20°F

This means that on a really cold year, the coldest it will get is 15°F. On most years you should be prepared to experience lows near 20°F.

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