When to Plant Black radish in Pinellas Park, FL

The USDA Zone info is a great tool for gardeners to help us figure out your gardening schedule. The zone info helps tell us things like average date of last frost and lowest expected temperature for your area.

In Pinellas Park you can estimate when to plant black radish by checking out the USDA zone info.


Planting Calendar for Black radish

Frost tolerance for black radish: Tolerant of some frost.
When to plant: Up to 5 weeks before last frost.

Black radish are moderately cold tolerant which tells us that you can plant them earlier than other frost tender plants.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
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A good time to plant black radish
Possibly ok, but a risky time to plant black radish
Probably not a good time to plant black radish

The earliest that you can plant black radish in Pinellas Park is January. However, you really should wait until February if you don't want to take any chances.

The last month that you can plant black radish and expect a good harvest is probably October. If you wait any later than that and your black radish may not have a chance to grow to maturity. Starting your black radish indoors is a great way to get them started a few weeks earlier.

Last Frost Date

On average the last frost is on January 31 in Pinellas Park. It might get as low as 30°F during the coldest months of winter.

Always keep in mind that USDA zone info for Pinellas Park is just an average and the actual date of last frost changes from year to year. Since half of the time in Pinellas Park last frost occurs after January 31 be ready to protect your black radish in the event of one of those late frosts.

USDA Zone Info for Pinellas Park

Here is the info for USDA Zone 10a.

Average Date of Last Frost (spring)January 31
Average Date of First Frost (fall)December 15
Lowest Expected Low30°F
Highest Expected Low35°F

This means that on a really cold year, the coldest it will get is 30°F. On most years you should be prepared to experience lows near 35°F.

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