One of the best tools that you have as gardeners to help us determine your gardening schedule is the USDA zone info. 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 radicchio by looking at the USDA zone info for Orange Cove.

Planting Calendar for Radicchio

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

Radicchio are moderately cold tolerant which means that you can plant them a little bit earlier than more sensitive plants.

The earliest that you can plant radicchio in Orange Cove 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 radicchio and expect a good harvest is probably October. You probably don't want to wait any later than that or else your radicchio may not have a chance to really do well. You can get started a couple of weeks earlier by starting your radicchio indoors.

Last Frost Date

In Orange Cove the average date of last frost happens on February 15. In the coldest months of winter you can expect an average low temperature of 25°F.

Since the USDA zone info for Orange Cove may not be accurate from year to year the actual date of last frost is different every year. Half of the time in Orange Cove you get surprised by a frost after February 15 so just be sure to be ready to cover your radicchio in the event of one of those late frosts.

USDA Zone Info for Orange Cove

Here is the info for USDA Zone 9b.

Average Date of Last Frost (spring)	February 15
Average Date of First Frost (fall)	December 15
Lowest Expected Low	25°F
Highest Expected Low	30°F

This means that on a really cold year, the coldest it will get is 25°F. On most years you should be prepared to experience lows near 30°F.

Plants to Grow in Orange Cove

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