One of the first steps you take when you are making a decision about 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 Port Neches you can figure out when it's the best time to plant black radish by referring to the USDA zone info.

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 bit earlier in the year because they do well in moderate cold.

The earliest that you can plant black radish in Port Neches 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 grow to maturity. You can get started a few weeks earlier by starting your black radish indoors.

Last Frost Date

The average date of last frost is February 15 in Port Neches. It might get as low as 20°F during the coldest months of winter.

Since the USDA zone info for Port Neches is just an average the actual date of last frost can change quite a bit from year to year. Half of the time in Port Neches there is a last frost after February 15 so just be sure to be ready to cover your black radish in the event of one of those late frosts.

USDA Zone Info for Port Neches

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.

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