One of the best tools that you have as gardeners to help us figure out your gardening schedule is the USDA zone info. The zone info helps tell us things like average date of last frost and lowest expected temperature for your area.

It's possible to estimate when you can plant sweet sultan by using the USDA zone info for Atmore.

Planting Calendar for Sweet Sultan

Frost tolerance for sweet sultan:	Tolerant of a very small amount of frost.
When to plant:	Up to 3 weeks before last frost.

Sweet Sultan do ok in mild cold which means that you can plant them a bit earlier in the year than other frost tender plants.

The earliest that you can plant sweet sultan in Atmore 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 sweet sultan and expect a good harvest is probably August. If you wait any later than that and your sweet sultan may not have a chance to fully mature. You can get started a few weeks earlier by starting your sweet sultan indoors.

Last Frost Date

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

Since the USDA zone info for Atmore is just an average the actual date of last frost changes from year to year. Half of the time in Atmore there is a last frost after March 15 so be sure to be ready to cover your sweet sultan if you have a late frost.

USDA Zone Info for Atmore

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.

Plants to Grow in Atmore

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