One of the best tools that you have as gardeners to help us determine 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 way of figuring out when to plant okra is to examine the USDA zone info for Texas City.

Planting Calendar for Okra

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

You really shouldn't plant okra until after the last frost because they require warm weather.

The earliest that you can plant okra in Texas City 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 really do well. 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 February 15 in Texas City. In the coldest months of winter you should expect an average low temperature of 25°F.

Keep in mind that USDA zone info for Texas City is not always accurate and the actual date of last frost can change quite a bit from year to year. Since half of the time in Texas City it frosts late in the year after February 15 be ready to protect your okra if you have one of those late frosts.

USDA Zone Info for Texas City

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 Texas City

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