When to Plant Tritoma in Arab, AL

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

By using the USDA zone info for Arab you will be able to estimate when it's a good idea to plant tritoma.


Planting Calendar for Tritoma

Frost tolerance for tritoma: Very tolerant of frost.
When to plant: Up to 7 weeks before last frost.

Since tritoma do well in cold you can plant them much earlier in the year than other frost tender plants.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Legend 
A good time to plant tritoma
Possibly ok, but a risky time to plant tritoma
Probably not a good time to plant tritoma

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

The last month that you can plant tritoma and expect a good harvest is probably September. You probably don't want to wait any later than that or else your tritoma may not have a chance to really do well. Starting your tritoma indoors is a great way to get them started a few weeks earlier.

Last Frost Date

The average date of last frost is April 15 in Arab. In the coldest months of winter you should expect an average low temperature of 5°F.

Keep in mind that USDA zone info for Arab may not be accurate from year to year and the actual date of last frost changes from year to year. Since half of the time in Arab last frost occurs after April 15 be ready to protect your tritoma in the event of a late frost.

USDA Zone Info for Arab

Here is the info for USDA Zone 7b.

Average Date of Last Frost (spring)April 15
Average Date of First Frost (fall)October 15
Lowest Expected Low5°F
Highest Expected Low10°F

This means that on a really cold year, the coldest it will get is 5°F. On most years you should be prepared to experience lows near 10°F.

Plants to Grow in Arab

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