Warning: Do not plant in cold wet soil or you may experience poor germination! Soil Requirements: Requires fertile soil in a well drained location in the garden.
Afternoon high temperatures are highest in Montgomery (92.4 degrees daily from June through August) and in Tuscaloosa. The average nighttime humidity is highest in southwest Alabama, which results in the highest average (high plus low temperature) for reporting stations in the state.
This is shown in this picture taken at the Old State Bank in Decatur during early January. Summers in Alabama are one of the hottest in the United States, with high temperatures averaging over 90 Â°F (32 Â°C) throughout the summer in many parts of the state.