One of the best tools that you have as gardeners to help us determine your gardening schedule is the USDA zone info. The zone info helps tell us things like average date of last frost and lowest expected temperature for your area.

The best time to plant scaevola in Cranston should be estimated by reviewing 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.

Scaevola require warm weather which means that it's important to wait until it warms up after the last frost when the weather gets warmer before you can plant them.

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

Last Frost Date

On average the last frost is on April 15 in Cranston. You can expect an average low temperature of -5°F in the coldest months of winter.

Always keep in mind that USDA zone info for Cranston is just an average and the actual date of last frost is different every year. Since half of the time in Cranston last frost occurs after April 15 be ready to cover your scaevola in the event of one of those late frosts.

USDA Zone Info for Cranston

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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