Before planting it is a good idea to find your USDA Zone info to figure out your garden schedule. The zone info helps tell us things like average date of last frost and lowest expected temperature for your area.

You should be able to estimate when it's the best time to plant black radish by referring to the USDA zone info for Kodiak.

Planting Calendar for Black radish

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

Since black radish are one of those plants that can tolerate a little bit of cold weather you can plant them a little earlier in the year than plants that are more sensitive to the cold.

The earliest that you can plant black radish in Kodiak is February. However, you really should wait until March 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 September. Any later than that and your black radish may not have a chance to grow to maturity. You can get started a couple of weeks earlier by starting your black radish indoors.

Last Frost Date

The average date of last frost is April 15 in Kodiak. You should expect an average low temperature of 0°F in the coldest months of winter.

Keep in mind that USDA zone info for Kodiak is just an average and the actual date of last frost can change quite a bit from year to year. Since half of the time in Kodiak you get surprised by a frost after April 15 be ready to protect your black radish if you have a late frost.

USDA Zone Info for Kodiak

Here is the info for USDA Zone 7a.

Average Date of Last Frost (spring)	April 15
Average Date of First Frost (fall)	October 15
Lowest Expected Low	0°F
Highest Expected Low	5°F

This means that on a really cold year, the coldest it will get is 0°F. On most years you should be prepared to experience lows near 5°F.

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