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.
The Birmingham. weather office recorded almost seven inches of rain on Oct. 3 and another three inches the following day. Clanton, Fort Payne, Valley Head, Selma, Sylacauga and Walnut Hill each received more than six inches of rain.