One of the first steps you take when you are figuring out 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.

A way of estimating when you can plant black radish is to check out the USDA zone info for Fort Stockton.

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 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 black radish in Fort Stockton 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 black radish and expect a good harvest is probably September. If you wait any later than that and your black radish may not have a chance to grow to maturity. You can get started a little bit earlier by starting your black radish indoors.

Last Frost Date

The average date of last frost is March 15 in Fort Stockton. You can expect an average low temperature of 10°F in the coldest months of winter.

Always keep in mind that USDA zone info for Fort Stockton is just an average and the actual date of last frost will vary from year to year. Half of the time in Fort Stockton last frost occurs after March 15 so make sure that you are prepared to cover your black radish if you have a surprise late frost.

USDA Zone Info for Fort Stockton

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 Fort Stockton

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