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.
Alabama has a warm Mediterranean climate with mild winters and warm summers. Summers here are among the hottest in the United States. Average temperatures during the warmest months June, July and August are about 32-33 degrees Celsius (89.6-91.4 degrees Fahrenheit).