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.
Usually every day during March the temperature rises to over 50 Â°F (10 Â°C) in San Francisco. The city averages 4 days this month when the thermometer reaches into the 70s Â°F (over 21 Â°C). Temperatures above 80 Â°F (27 Â°C) are uncommon during March.