Before planting it is a good idea to find your USDA Zone info to estimate your garden schedule. The zone info helps tell us things like average date of last frost and lowest expected temperature for your area.

One way of getting a good idea when you can plant scaevola is to look at the USDA zone info for Endicott.

Planting Calendar for Scaevola

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

Since scaevola do not do well in cold weather you need to wait until after all chance of frost has passed before you can plant them.

The earliest that you can plant scaevola in Endicott 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 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

On average the last frost is on April 15 in Endicott. It might get as low as -15°F during the coldest months of winter.

Keep in mind that USDA zone info for Endicott may not be accurate from year to year and the actual date of last frost changes from year to year. Half of the time in Endicott there is a last frost after April 15 so always be ready to protect your scaevola if you have one of those late frosts.

USDA Zone Info for Endicott

Here is the info for USDA Zone 5b.

Average Date of Last Frost (spring)	April 15
Average Date of First Frost (fall)	October 15
Lowest Expected Low	-15°F
Highest Expected Low	-10°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 -10°F.

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