The USDA Zone info is a great tool for gardeners to help us determine your gardening schedule. The zone info helps tell us things like average date of last frost and lowest expected temperature for your area.

By reviewing the USDA zone info for Mobile it's a good idea to estimate when it's a good idea to plant iresene.

Planting Calendar for Iresene

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

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

The earliest that you can plant iresene in Mobile 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 iresene and expect a good harvest is probably August. Any later than that and your iresene may not have a chance to really do well. You can get started a couple of weeks earlier by starting your iresene indoors.

Last Frost Date

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

Since the USDA zone info for Mobile may not be accurate from year to year the actual date of last frost can change quite a bit from year to year. Since half of the time in Mobile you get a frost after March 15 be ready to cover your iresene if you have a late frost.

USDA Zone Info for Mobile

Here is the info for USDA Zone 8b.

Average Date of Last Frost (spring)	March 15
Average Date of First Frost (fall)	November 15
Lowest Expected Low	15°F
Highest Expected Low	20°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 20°F.

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