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.
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.