Before planting it is a good idea to find your USDA Zone info to estimate your garden schedule. The most important data that the zone info tells us is average last frost and the lowest expected temperature for your area.

You should be able to figure out when it's possible to plant black radish by referring to the USDA zone info for Eastpointe.

Planting Calendar for Black radish

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

Since black radish are one of those plants that can tolerate a little bit of cold weather you can plant them a little bit earlier in the year than other plants that might not handle the cold.

The earliest that you can plant black radish in Eastpointe 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 black radish and expect a good harvest is probably September. Any later than that and your black radish may not have a chance to really do well. You can get started a little bit earlier by starting your black radish indoors.

Last Frost Date

On average the last frost is on April 15 in Eastpointe. In the coldest months of winter you should expect an average low temperature of -5°F.

Since the USDA zone info for Eastpointe is just an average the actual date of last frost changes from year to year. Half of the time in Eastpointe there is a last frost after April 15 so always be ready to cover your black radish if you have one of those late frosts.

USDA Zone Info for Eastpointe

Here is the info for USDA Zone 6b.

Average Date of Last Frost (spring)	April 15
Average Date of First Frost (fall)	October 15
Lowest Expected Low	-5°F
Highest Expected Low	0°F

This means that on a really cold year, the coldest it will get is -5°F. On most years you should be prepared to experience lows near 0°F.

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