The USDA Zone info is a great tool for gardeners to help us determine your gardening schedule. The zone info helps tell us things like average date of last frost and lowest expected temperature for your area.

In Roosevelt you can figure out 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.

Okra do not do well in cold weather which means that you really should wait until it warms up after the last frost before you can plant them.

The earliest that you can plant okra in Roosevelt 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. If you wait any later than that and 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 Roosevelt. It might get as low as -20°F during the coldest months of winter.

Remember that USDA zone info for Roosevelt is not always accurate and the actual date of last frost is different every year. Since half of the time in Roosevelt it frosts late in the year after April 15 be ready to cover your okra if you have a late frost.

USDA Zone Info for Roosevelt

Here is the info for USDA Zone 5a.

Average Date of Last Frost (spring)	April 15
Average Date of First Frost (fall)	October 15
Lowest Expected Low	-20°F
Highest Expected Low	-15°F

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

Plants to Grow in Roosevelt

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