The USDA Zone info is a great tool for gardeners to help us estimate your gardening schedule. 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 radicchio in Westfield should be determined by checking out the USDA zone info.

Planting Calendar for Radicchio

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

Radicchio are one of those plants that can tolerate a little bit of cold weather which means that you can start planting them earlier than plants that are more sensitive to the cold.

The earliest that you can plant radicchio in Westfield 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 radicchio and expect a good harvest is probably September. If you wait any later than that and your radicchio may not have a chance to grow to maturity. You can get started a little bit earlier by starting your radicchio indoors.

Last Frost Date

The average date of last frost is April 15 in Westfield. It might get as low as 0°F during the coldest months of winter.

Since the USDA zone info for Westfield may not be accurate from year to year the actual date of last frost changes from year to year. Half of the time in Westfield there is a last frost after April 15 so be sure to be ready to protect your radicchio in the event of one of those late frosts.

USDA Zone Info for Westfield

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.

Plants to Grow in Westfield

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