The USDA Zone info is a great tool for gardeners to help us determine your gardening schedule. The zone info helps tell us things like average date of last frost and lowest expected temperature for your area.

It's a good idea to determine when to plant black radish by looking at the USDA zone info for Florham Park.

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 earlier in the year because they do well in moderate cold.

The earliest that you can plant black radish in Florham Park 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. If you wait any later than that and your black radish may not have a chance to fully mature. If you are starting your black radish indoors then you might be able to get away with starting them a little bit earlier.

Last Frost Date

In Florham Park the average date of last frost happens on April 15. It might get as low as -5°F during the coldest months of winter.

Keep in mind that USDA zone info for Florham Park is an average and the actual date of last frost can change quite a bit from year to year. Half of the time in Florham Park there is a last frost after April 15 so be sure to be ready to cover your black radish if you have a surprise late frost.

USDA Zone Info for Florham Park

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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