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

In Telford you can estimate when it's the best time to plant scaevola by looking at the USDA zone info.

Planting Calendar for Scaevola

Frost tolerance for scaevola:	Not tolerant of frost.
When to plant:	After the last frost when the weather gets warmer.

You can not plant scaevola until after the last frost has passed because they are not cold tolerant.

The earliest that you can plant scaevola in Telford 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 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

The average date of last frost is April 15 in Telford. It might get as low as -5°F during the coldest months of winter.

Remember that USDA zone info for Telford is not always accurate and the actual date of last frost can change quite a bit from year to year. Since half of the time in Telford 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 Telford

Here is the info for USDA Zone 6b.

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

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

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