When to Plant Radishes in Knightdale, NC

The USDA Zone info is a great tool for gardeners to help us figure out your gardening schedule. The most important data that the zone info tells us is average last frost and the lowest expected temperature for your area.

The earliest that you can plant radishes in Knightdale can be estimated 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.

You can plant radishes much earlier in the year because they are one of those plants that can tolerate quite a bit of cold weather.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Legend 
A good time to plant radishes
Possibly ok, but a risky time to plant radishes
Probably not a good time to plant radishes

The earliest that you can plant radishes in Knightdale 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 really do well. You can get started a couple of weeks earlier by starting your radishes indoors.

Last Frost Date

On average the last frost is on April 15 in Knightdale. You can expect an average low temperature of 5°F in the coldest months of winter.

Since the USDA zone info for Knightdale may not be accurate from year to year the actual date of last frost is different every year. Since half of the time in Knightdale it frosts late in the year after April 15 be ready to cover your radishes if you have one of those late frosts.

USDA Zone Info for Knightdale

Here is the info for USDA Zone 7b.

Average Date of Last Frost (spring)April 15
Average Date of First Frost (fall)October 15
Lowest Expected Low5°F
Highest Expected Low10°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 10°F.

Plants to Grow in Knightdale

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