Before planting it is a good idea to find your USDA Zone info to figure out your garden schedule. The most important data that the zone info tells us is average last frost and the lowest expected temperature for your area.

The USDA zone info for East Stroudsburg can be looked at to figure out when it's the best time to plant scaevola.

Planting Calendar for Scaevola

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

You can not plant scaevola until after all chance of frost has passed because they require warm weather.

The earliest that you can plant scaevola in East Stroudsburg 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 fully mature. 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 East Stroudsburg. You can expect an average low temperature of -10°F in the coldest months of winter.

Just be sure to remember that USDA zone info for East Stroudsburg is just an average and the actual date of last frost can change quite a bit from year to year. Since half of the time in East Stroudsburg it frosts late in the year after April 15 be ready to protect your scaevola in the event of a surprise late frost.

USDA Zone Info for East Stroudsburg

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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