Before planting it is a good idea to find your USDA Zone info to estimate your garden schedule. The most important data that the zone info tells us is average last frost and the lowest expected temperature for your area.

The USDA zone info for Orange Beach should be reffered to in order to determine when it's possible to plant oxalis.

Planting Calendar for Oxalis

Frost tolerance for oxalis:	Not tolerant of frost.
When to plant:	After the last frost has passed.

It's probably not a good idea to plant oxalis until after all chance of frost has passed because they require warm weather.

The earliest that you can plant oxalis in Orange Beach 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 oxalis and expect a good harvest is probably September. Any later than that and your oxalis may not have a chance to fully mature. You can get started a few weeks earlier by starting your oxalis indoors.

Last Frost Date

On average the last frost is on February 15 in Orange Beach. In the coldest months of winter you can expect an average low temperature of 20°F.

Since the USDA zone info for Orange Beach is just an average the actual date of last frost can change quite a bit from year to year. Since half of the time in Orange Beach last frost occurs after February 15 be ready to protect your oxalis if you have one of those late frosts.

USDA Zone Info for Orange Beach

Here is the info for USDA Zone 9a.

Average Date of Last Frost (spring)	February 15
Average Date of First Frost (fall)	December 15
Lowest Expected Low	20°F
Highest Expected Low	25°F

This means that on a really cold year, the coldest it will get is 20°F. On most years you should be prepared to experience lows near 25°F.

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