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

In Kissimmee you can figure out when it's the best time to plant radicchio by reviewing the USDA zone info.

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 Kissimmee 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. If you wait any later than that and your radicchio may not have a chance to grow to maturity. You can get started a few weeks earlier by starting your radicchio indoors.

Last Frost Date

On average the last frost has passed is on February 15 in Kissimmee. In the coldest months of winter you should expect an average low temperature of 25°F.

It's important to remember that USDA zone info for Kissimmee is an average and the actual date of last frost changes from year to year. Half of the time in Kissimmee it frosts late in the year after February 15 so make sure that you are ready to protect your radicchio in the event of a surprise late frost.

USDA Zone Info for Kissimmee

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.

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