One of the first steps you take when you are determining your gardening schedule is find your USDA Zone info. The most important data that the zone info tells us is average last frost and the lowest expected temperature for your area.

You will be able to estimate when it's possible to plant black pepper by using the USDA zone info for Eufaula.

Planting Calendar for Black pepper

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

Black pepper require warm weather which means that you must wait until it warms up after the last frost has passed before you can plant them.

The earliest that you can plant black pepper 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 black pepper and expect a good harvest is probably August. You probably don't want to wait any later than that or else your black pepper may not have a chance to fully mature. Starting your black pepper indoors is a great way to get them started a few weeks earlier.

Last Frost Date

On average the last frost is on March 15 in Eufaula. You can expect an average low temperature of 10°F in the coldest months of winter.

Just be sure to remember that USDA zone info for Eufaula is just an average and the actual date of last frost can change quite a bit from year to year. Half of the time in Eufaula there is a last frost after March 15 so make sure that you are ready to cover your black pepper in the event of a late frost.

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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