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

A way of getting a good idea when it's possible to plant radishes is to consult the USDA zone info for Carencro.

Planting Calendar for Radishes

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

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

The earliest that you can plant radishes in Carencro 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 radishes and expect a good harvest is probably October. If you wait any later than that and your radishes may not have a chance to fully mature. If you are starting your radishes indoors then you might be able to get away with starting them a couple of weeks earlier.

Last Frost Date

On average the last frost is on February 15 in Carencro. In the coldest months of winter you should expect an average low temperature of 20°F.

It's important to remember that USDA zone info for Carencro is just an average and the actual date of last frost can change quite a bit from year to year. Half of the time in Carencro last frost occurs after February 15 so just be sure to be ready to protect your radishes if you have one of those late frosts.

USDA Zone Info for Carencro

Here is the info for USDA Zone 9a.

Average Date of Last Frost (spring)	February 15
Average Date of First Frost (fall)	December 15
Lowest Expected Low	20°F
Highest Expected Low	25°F

This means that on a really cold year, the coldest it will get is 20°F. On most years you should be prepared to experience lows near 25°F.

Plants to Grow in Carencro

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