One of the best tools that you have as gardeners to help us estimate your gardening schedule is the USDA zone info. The zone info helps tell us things like average date of last frost and lowest expected temperature for your area.

You will be able to estimate when you can plant black radish by using the USDA zone info for Beeville.

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 are one of those plants that can tolerate a little bit of cold weather.

The earliest that you can plant black radish in Beeville 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 black radish and expect a good harvest is probably October. You probably don't want to wait any later than that or else your black radish may not have a chance to fully mature. You can get started a few weeks earlier by starting your black radish indoors.

Last Frost Date

On average the last frost has passed is on February 15 in Beeville. You can expect an average low temperature of 20°F in the coldest months of winter.

Keep in mind that the actual date of last frost is just an average because it is based on the USDA zone info for Beeville and it is different every year. Since half of the time in Beeville last frost occurs after February 15 be ready to cover your black radish in the event of a late frost.

USDA Zone Info for Beeville

Here is the info for USDA Zone 9a.

Average Date of Last Frost (spring)	February 15
Average Date of First Frost (fall)	December 15
Lowest Expected Low	20°F
Highest Expected Low	25°F

This means that on a really cold year, the coldest it will get is 20°F. On most years you should be prepared to experience lows near 25°F.

Plants to Grow in Beeville

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