One of the first steps you take when you are determining your gardening schedule is find your USDA Zone info. The zone info helps tell us things like average date of last frost and lowest expected temperature for your area.

In Loveland you can determine when you can plant radishes by reviewing 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 quite a bit earlier in the year because they do well in cold.

The earliest that you can plant radishes in Loveland 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 grow to maturity. If you are starting your radishes indoors then you might be able to get away with starting them a little bit earlier.

Last Frost Date

The average date of last frost is April 15 in Loveland. It might get as low as -10°F during the coldest months of winter.

It's important to remember that USDA zone info for Loveland is an average and the actual date of last frost changes from year to year. Half of the time in Loveland you get a frost after April 15 so just be sure to be ready to cover your radishes if you have one of those late frosts.

USDA Zone Info for Loveland

Here is the info for USDA Zone 6a.

Average Date of Last Frost (spring)	April 15
Average Date of First Frost (fall)	October 15
Lowest Expected Low	-10°F
Highest Expected Low	-5°F

This means that on a really cold year, the coldest it will get is -10°F. On most years you should be prepared to experience lows near -5°F.

Plants to Grow in Loveland

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