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

A common way of making a decision about when it's a good idea to plant okra is to use the USDA zone info for Labelle.

Planting Calendar for Okra

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

It's not a good idea to plant okra until after the last frost has passed because they are not cold tolerant.

The earliest that you can plant okra in Labelle 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 okra and expect a good harvest is probably September. If you wait any later than that and your okra may not have a chance to really do well. Starting your okra indoors is a great way to get them started a few weeks earlier.

Last Frost Date

On average all chance of frost has passed is on February 15 in Labelle. In the coldest months of winter you can expect an average low temperature of 25°F.

Since the USDA zone info for Labelle 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 Labelle you get surprised by a frost after February 15 be ready to protect your okra if you have one of those late frosts.

USDA Zone Info for Labelle

Here is the info for USDA Zone 9b.

Average Date of Last Frost (spring)	February 15
Average Date of First Frost (fall)	December 15
Lowest Expected Low	25°F
Highest Expected Low	30°F

This means that on a really cold year, the coldest it will get is 25°F. On most years you should be prepared to experience lows near 30°F.

Plants to Grow in Labelle

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