The USDA Zone info is a great tool for gardeners to help us determine your gardening schedule. The most important data that the zone info tells us is average last frost and the lowest expected temperature for your area.

In Richmond you can estimate when it's the best time to plant endive by checking out the USDA zone info.

Planting Calendar for Endive

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

Endive are moderately cold tolerant which tells us that you can get them planted earlier than other frost tender plants.

The earliest that you can plant endive in Richmond 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 endive and expect a good harvest is probably October. If you wait any later than that and your endive may not have a chance to grow to maturity. You can get started a couple of weeks earlier by starting your endive indoors.

Last Frost Date

On average all chance of frost has passed is on January 31 in Richmond. You should expect an average low temperature of 30°F in the coldest months of winter.

Remember that USDA zone info for Richmond is an average and the actual date of last frost will vary from year to year. Since half of the time in Richmond last frost occurs after January 31 be ready to cover your endive if you have a surprise late frost.

USDA Zone Info for Richmond

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 Low	30°F
Highest Expected Low	35°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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