One of the best tools that you have as gardeners to help us figure out 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.

It's a good idea to determine when to plant radishes by referring to the USDA zone info for Itasca.

Planting Calendar for Radishes

Frost tolerance for radishes:	Very tolerant of frost.
When to plant:	Up to 7 weeks before last frost.

Radishes do well in cold weather which means that you can plant them much earlier in the year than more sensitive plants.

The earliest that you can plant radishes in Itasca 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 radishes and expect a good harvest is probably September. If you wait any later than that and your radishes may not have a chance to grow to maturity. Starting your radishes indoors is a great way to get them started a little bit earlier.

Last Frost Date

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

Since the USDA zone info for Itasca is an average the actual date of last frost will vary from year to year. Half of the time in Itasca you get a frost after April 15 so make sure that you are ready to protect your radishes if you have one of those late frosts.

USDA Zone Info for Itasca

Here is the info for USDA Zone 5b.

Average Date of Last Frost (spring)	April 15
Average Date of First Frost (fall)	October 15
Lowest Expected Low	-15°F
Highest Expected Low	-10°F

This means that on a really cold year, the coldest it will get is -15°F. On most years you should be prepared to experience lows near -10°F.

Plants to Grow in Itasca

You may be interested in your other planting guides for Itasca.