One of the best tools that you have as gardeners to help us estimate your gardening schedule is the USDA zone info. The zone info helps tell us things like average date of last frost and lowest expected temperature for your area.

It's possible to determine when it's the best time to plant scaevola by checking out the USDA zone info for Perth Amboy.

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 Perth Amboy 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 really do well. If you are starting your scaevola indoors then you might be able to get away with starting them a couple of weeks earlier.

Last Frost Date

On average the last frost when the weather gets warmer is on April 15 in Perth Amboy. You can expect an average low temperature of 0°F in the coldest months of winter.

Since the USDA zone info for Perth Amboy may not be accurate from year to year the actual date of last frost is different every year. Since half of the time in Perth Amboy you get a frost after April 15 be ready to protect your scaevola if you have a late frost.

USDA Zone Info for Perth Amboy

Here is the info for USDA Zone 7a.

Average Date of Last Frost (spring)	April 15
Average Date of First Frost (fall)	October 15
Lowest Expected Low	0°F
Highest Expected Low	5°F

This means that on a really cold year, the coldest it will get is 0°F. On most years you should be prepared to experience lows near 5°F.

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