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.
Winters are generally mild in Alabama, as they are throughout most of the southeastern United States, with average January low temperatures around 40 Â°F (4 Â°C) in Mobile, around 31 Â°F (â1 Â°C) in Huntsville, around 35 Â°F (2 Â°C) in Montgomery, and around 33 Â°F (1 Â°C) in Birmingham.
DEGREE DAY AND DESIGN TEMPERATURES TABLE D101 DEGREE DAY AND DESIGN TEMPERATURESa FOR CITIES IN THE UNITED STATES STATE STATIONb HEATING DEGREE DAYS (yearly total) DESIGN TEMPERATURES DEGREES NORTH LATITUDEc Winter Summer 971/ 2% Dry bulb 2 1/ 2% Wet bulb 2 1/ 2% AL Birmingham Huntsville Mobile Montgomery 2,551 3,070 1,560 2,291 21 16 29 25 94 96 93 95 77 77 79 79 33Â°30â² 34Â°40â²