Before planting it is a good idea to find your USDA Zone info to figure out your garden schedule. The zone info helps tell us things like average date of last frost and lowest expected temperature for your area.

In Erlanger you can determine when to plant okra by using the USDA zone info.

Planting Calendar for Okra

Frost tolerance for okra:	Not tolerant of frost.
When to plant:	After all chance of frost has passed.

Since okra require warm weather you really should wait until after the last frost when the weather gets warmer before you can plant them.

The earliest that you can plant okra in Erlanger 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 okra and expect a good harvest is probably August. You probably don't want to wait any later than that or else your okra may not have a chance to fully mature. If you are starting your okra indoors then you might be able to get away with starting them a little bit earlier.

Last Frost Date

On average the last frost when the weather gets warmer is on April 15 in Erlanger. In the coldest months of winter you can expect an average low temperature of -10°F.

It's important to remember that USDA zone info for Erlanger may not be accurate from year to year and the actual date of last frost will vary from year to year. Since half of the time in Erlanger it frosts late in the year after April 15 be ready to protect your okra if you have one of those late frosts.

USDA Zone Info for Erlanger

Here is the info for USDA Zone 6a.

Average Date of Last Frost (spring)	April 15
Average Date of First Frost (fall)	October 15
Lowest Expected Low	-10°F
Highest Expected Low	-5°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 -5°F.

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