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

By reviewing the USDA zone info for Brielle you should be able to determine when you can plant black radish.

Planting Calendar for Black radish

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

You can plant black radish a little bit earlier in the year because they do well in moderate cold.

The earliest that you can plant black radish in Brielle 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. You probably don't want to wait any later than that or else your black radish may not have a chance to fully mature. You can get started a few weeks earlier by starting your black radish indoors.

Last Frost Date

On average all chance of frost has passed is on April 15 in Brielle. You should expect an average low temperature of 0°F in the coldest months of winter.

Since the USDA zone info for Brielle is an average the actual date of last frost is different every year. Since half of the time in Brielle last frost occurs after April 15 be ready to cover your black radish in the event of a late frost.

USDA Zone Info for Brielle

Here is the info for USDA Zone 7a.

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

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

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