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

The first chance to plant radishes in Wiggins can be figured out by referring to the USDA zone info.

Planting Calendar for Radishes

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

Radishes do ok in pretty solid cold which means that you can plant them a lot earlier in the year than more sensitive plants.

The earliest that you can plant radishes in Wiggins 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. Any later than that and your radishes may not have a chance to fully mature. You can get started a couple of weeks earlier by starting your radishes indoors.

Last Frost Date

On average the last frost has passed is on March 15 in Wiggins. You can expect an average low temperature of 15°F in the coldest months of winter.

Since the USDA zone info for Wiggins may not be accurate from year to year the actual date of last frost is different every year. Half of the time in Wiggins you get surprised by a frost after March 15 so be sure to be ready to protect your radishes in the event of one of those late frosts.

USDA Zone Info for Wiggins

Here is the info for USDA Zone 8b.

Average Date of Last Frost (spring)	March 15
Average Date of First Frost (fall)	November 15
Lowest Expected Low	15°F
Highest Expected Low	20°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 20°F.

Plants to Grow in Wiggins

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