One of the first steps you take when you are making a decision about your gardening schedule is find your 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 to plant okra is to examine the USDA zone info for Ingleside.

Planting Calendar for Okra

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

Since okra require warm weather you must wait until after all chance of frost has passed before you can plant them.

The earliest that you can plant okra in Ingleside 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. Any later than that and your okra may not have a chance to grow to maturity. You can get started a little bit earlier by starting your okra indoors.

Last Frost Date

On average the last frost when the weather gets warmer is on February 15 in Ingleside. You should expect an average low temperature of 25°F in the coldest months of winter.

Remember that USDA zone info for Ingleside is just an average and the actual date of last frost can change quite a bit from year to year. Half of the time in Ingleside there is a last frost after February 15 so make sure that you are ready to protect your okra in the event of one of those late frosts.

USDA Zone Info for Ingleside

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.

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