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.

A way of determining when it's the best time to plant radishes is to look at the USDA zone info for Aransas Pass.

Planting Calendar for Radishes

Frost tolerance for radishes:	Very tolerant of frost.
When to plant:	Up to 7 weeks before last frost.

Since radishes do well in cold you can plant them much earlier in the year than other plants that might not handle the cold.

The earliest that you can plant radishes in Aransas Pass is January. However, you really should wait until February if you don't want to take any chances.

The last month that you can plant radishes and expect a good harvest is probably October. If you wait any later than that and your radishes may not have a chance to fully mature. You can get started a few weeks earlier by starting your radishes indoors.

Last Frost Date

The average date of last frost is February 15 in Aransas Pass. It might get as low as 25°F during the coldest months of winter.

Always keep in mind that the actual date of last frost is not always accurate because it is based on the USDA zone info for Aransas Pass and it changes from year to year. Since half of the time in Aransas Pass you get surprised by a frost after February 15 be ready to cover your radishes if you have a surprise late frost.

USDA Zone Info for Aransas Pass

Here is the info for USDA Zone 9b.

Average Date of Last Frost (spring)	February 15
Average Date of First Frost (fall)	December 15
Lowest Expected Low	25°F
Highest Expected Low	30°F

This means that on a really cold year, the coldest it will get is 25°F. On most years you should be prepared to experience lows near 30°F.

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