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 should be able to figure out when it's a good idea to plant scaevola by looking at the USDA zone info for Pleasanton.

Planting Calendar for Scaevola

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

You should not plant scaevola until after the last frost has passed because they do not do well in cold weather.

The earliest that you can plant scaevola in Pleasanton is March. However, you really should wait until April if you don't want to take any chances.

The last month that you can plant scaevola and expect a good harvest is probably September. Any later than that and your scaevola may not have a chance to really do well. Starting your scaevola indoors is a great way to get them started a couple of weeks earlier.

Last Frost Date

On average all chance of frost has passed is on February 15 in Pleasanton. It might get as low as 20°F during the coldest months of winter.

Just be sure to remember that USDA zone info for Pleasanton is just an average and the actual date of last frost can change quite a bit from year to year. Half of the time in Pleasanton it frosts late in the year after February 15 so make sure that you are prepared to cover your scaevola if you have a late frost.

USDA Zone Info for Pleasanton

Here is the info for USDA Zone 9a.

Average Date of Last Frost (spring)	February 15
Average Date of First Frost (fall)	December 15
Lowest Expected Low	20°F
Highest Expected Low	25°F

This means that on a really cold year, the coldest it will get is 20°F. On most years you should be prepared to experience lows near 25°F.

Plants to Grow in Pleasanton

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