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

You should be able to estimate when to plant scaevola by checking out the USDA zone info for Addison.

Planting Calendar for Scaevola

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

It's probably not a good idea to plant scaevola until after the last frost because they require warm weather.

The earliest that you can plant scaevola in Addison 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. You can get started a little bit earlier by starting your scaevola indoors.

Last Frost Date

In Addison the average date of last frost happens on March 15. You should expect an average low temperature of 10°F in the coldest months of winter.

Keep in mind that the actual date of last frost is an average because it is based on the USDA zone info for Addison and it changes from year to year. Half of the time in Addison there is a last frost after March 15 so make sure that you are prepared to cover your scaevola if you have a late frost.

USDA Zone Info for Addison

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.

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