When to Plant Scaevola in Pickerington, OH

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

By checking out the USDA zone info for Pickerington it's a good idea to determine when it's possible to plant scaevola.


Planting Calendar for Scaevola

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

Since scaevola are not cold tolerant you really should wait until after the last frost has passed before you can plant them.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Legend 
A good time to plant scaevola
Possibly ok, but a risky time to plant scaevola
Probably not a good time to plant scaevola

The earliest that you can plant scaevola in Pickerington 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 grow to maturity. Starting your scaevola indoors is a great way to get them started a few weeks earlier.

Last Frost Date

The average date of last frost is April 15 in Pickerington. It might get as low as -10°F during the coldest months of winter.

Just be sure to remember that USDA zone info for Pickerington is just an average and the actual date of last frost changes from year to year. Since half of the time in Pickerington last frost occurs after April 15 be ready to protect your scaevola in the event of one of those late frosts.

USDA Zone Info for Pickerington

Here is the info for USDA Zone 6a.

Average Date of Last Frost (spring)April 15
Average Date of First Frost (fall)October 15
Lowest Expected Low-10°F
Highest Expected Low-5°F

This means that on a really cold year, the coldest it will get is -10°F. On most years you should be prepared to experience lows near -5°F.

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