One of the first steps you take when you are making a decision about 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.

The first chance to plant scaevola in Manitowoc can be estimated by checking out the USDA zone info.

Planting Calendar for Scaevola

Frost tolerance for scaevola:	Not tolerant of frost.
When to plant:	After all chance of frost has passed.

Since scaevola require warm weather you need to wait until after the last frost before you can plant them.

The earliest that you can plant scaevola in Manitowoc 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. You probably don't want to wait any later than that or else your scaevola may not have a chance to fully mature. Starting your scaevola indoors is a great way to get them started a little bit earlier.

Last Frost Date

The average date of last frost is April 15 in Manitowoc. You should expect an average low temperature of -15°F in the coldest months of winter.

Since the USDA zone info for Manitowoc may not be accurate from year to year the actual date of last frost is different every year. Since half of the time in Manitowoc 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 Manitowoc

Here is the info for USDA Zone 5b.

Average Date of Last Frost (spring)	April 15
Average Date of First Frost (fall)	October 15
Lowest Expected Low	-15°F
Highest Expected Low	-10°F

This means that on a really cold year, the coldest it will get is -15°F. On most years you should be prepared to experience lows near -10°F.

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