One of the best tools that you have as gardeners to help us estimate 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 earliest that you can plant scaevola in Abbeville should be estimated 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 has passed.

It's probably a bad idea to plant scaevola until after the last frost because they do not do well in cold weather.

The earliest that you can plant scaevola in Abbeville 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 grow to maturity. You can get started a couple of weeks earlier by starting your scaevola indoors.

Last Frost Date

On average the last frost when the weather gets warmer is on March 15 in Abbeville. You can expect an average low temperature of 10°F in the coldest months of winter.

Keep in mind that USDA zone info for Abbeville may not be accurate from year to year and the actual date of last frost is different every year. Half of the time in Abbeville it frosts late in the year after March 15 so make sure that you are ready to cover your scaevola if you have a surprise late frost.

USDA Zone Info for Abbeville

Here is the info for USDA Zone 8a.

Average Date of Last Frost (spring)	March 15
Average Date of First Frost (fall)	November 15
Lowest Expected Low	10°F
Highest Expected Low	15°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 15°F.

Plants to Grow in Abbeville

You may be interested in your other planting guides for Abbeville.