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

The USDA zone info for Oakdale should be reviewed to estimate when to plant alternaria.

Planting Calendar for Alternaria

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

You should not plant alternaria until after the last frost when the weather gets warmer because they do not do well in cold weather.

The earliest that you can plant alternaria in Oakdale 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. You probably don't want to wait any later than that or else your alternaria may not have a chance to really do well. If you are starting your alternaria indoors then you might be able to get away with starting them a little bit earlier.

Last Frost Date

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

Since the USDA zone info for Oakdale may not be accurate from year to year the actual date of last frost changes from year to year. Half of the time in Oakdale last frost occurs after March 15 so make sure that you are ready to protect your alternaria in the event of a late frost.

USDA Zone Info for Oakdale

Here is the info for USDA Zone 8b.

Average Date of Last Frost (spring)	March 15
Average Date of First Frost (fall)	November 15
Lowest Expected Low	15°F
Highest Expected Low	20°F

This means that on a really cold year, the coldest it will get is 15°F. On most years you should be prepared to experience lows near 20°F.

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