One of the best tools that you have as gardeners to help us determine 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.

The earliest that you can plant alternaria in Eufaula can be determined by looking at the USDA zone info.

Planting Calendar for Alternaria

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

It's probably not a good idea to plant alternaria until after the last frost when the weather gets warmer because they are not cold tolerant.

The earliest that you can plant alternaria in Eufaula 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 alternaria and expect a good harvest is probably August. If you wait any later than that and your alternaria may not have a chance to fully mature. If you are starting your alternaria indoors then you might be able to get away with starting them a few weeks earlier.

Last Frost Date

The average date of last frost is March 15 in Eufaula. In the coldest months of winter you can expect an average low temperature of 10°F.

Keep in mind that USDA zone info for Eufaula is an average and the actual date of last frost is different every year. Since half of the time in Eufaula there is a last frost after March 15 be ready to protect your alternaria if you have one of those late frosts.

USDA Zone Info for Eufaula

Here is the info for USDA Zone 8a.

Average Date of Last Frost (spring)	March 15
Average Date of First Frost (fall)	November 15
Lowest Expected Low	10°F
Highest Expected Low	15°F

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

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