When to Plant Scaevola in Kittanning, PA

One of the first steps you take when you are getting a good idea your gardening schedule is find your USDA Zone info. The zone info helps tell us things like average date of last frost and lowest expected temperature for your area.

You can estimate when it's possible to plant scaevola in Kittanning by using the USDA zone info.


Planting Calendar for Scaevola

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

Scaevola are not cold tolerant which tells us that you need to wait until it warms up after the last frost before you can plant them.

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A good time to plant scaevola
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The earliest that you can plant scaevola in Kittanning 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. Any later than that and your scaevola may not have a chance to fully mature. 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 all chance of frost has passed is on April 15 in Kittanning. It might get as low as -10°F during the coldest months of winter.

Since the USDA zone info for Kittanning may not be accurate from year to year the actual date of last frost can change quite a bit from year to year. Since half of the time in Kittanning there is a last frost after April 15 be ready to protect your scaevola if you have a surprise late frost.

USDA Zone Info for Kittanning

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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