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 Fulton you can determine when it's a good idea to plant okra by looking at the USDA zone info.

Planting Calendar for Okra

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

Since okra are not cold tolerant it is necessary to wait until after the last frost has passed before you can plant them.

The earliest that you can plant okra in Fulton 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. You can get started a couple of weeks earlier by starting your okra indoors.

Last Frost Date

On average all chance of frost has passed is on April 15 in Fulton. It might get as low as -10°F during the coldest months of winter.

Since the USDA zone info for Fulton may not be accurate from year to year the actual date of last frost changes from year to year. Half of the time in Fulton you get surprised by a frost after April 15 so just be sure to be ready to protect your okra if you have one of those late frosts.

USDA Zone Info for Fulton

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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