The USDA Zone info is a great tool for gardeners to help us figure out your gardening schedule. The zone info helps tell us things like average date of last frost and lowest expected temperature for your area.

The USDA zone info for Uvalde should be looked at to figure out when it's the best time to plant radicchio.

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 a little earlier in the year because they do well in moderate cold.

The earliest that you can plant radicchio in Uvalde 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 radicchio and expect a good harvest is probably October. 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 when the weather gets warmer is on February 15 in Uvalde. You can expect an average low temperature of 20°F in the coldest months of winter.

Since the USDA zone info for Uvalde is an average the actual date of last frost will vary from year to year. Half of the time in Uvalde it frosts late in the year after February 15 so make sure that you are ready to cover your radicchio if you have one of those late frosts.

USDA Zone Info for Uvalde

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 Uvalde

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