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

You should be able to figure out when it's possible to plant radicchio by checking out the USDA zone info for Camden.

Planting Calendar for Radicchio

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

You can plant radicchio just a bit earlier in the year because they are one of those plants that can tolerate a little bit of cold weather.

The earliest that you can plant radicchio in Camden 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 really do well. You can get started a little bit earlier by starting your radicchio indoors.

Last Frost Date

On average the last frost has passed is on March 15 in Camden. In the coldest months of winter you should expect an average low temperature of 10°F.

Since the USDA zone info for Camden is an average the actual date of last frost will vary from year to year. Since half of the time in Camden last frost occurs after March 15 be ready to protect your radicchio in the event of a surprise late frost.

USDA Zone Info for Camden

Here is the info for USDA Zone 8a.

Average Date of Last Frost (spring)	March 15
Average Date of First Frost (fall)	November 15
Lowest Expected Low	10°F
Highest Expected Low	15°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 15°F.

Plants to Grow in Camden

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