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.
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