One of the best tools that you have as gardeners to help us figure out 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.

It's a good idea to figure out when you can plant radicchio by referring to the USDA zone info for Herriman.

Planting Calendar for Radicchio

Frost tolerance for radicchio:	Tolerant of some frost.
When to plant:	Up to 5 weeks before last frost.

Radicchio do well in moderate cold which tells us that you can plant them earlier than other plants that might not handle the cold.

The earliest that you can plant radicchio in Herriman 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 radicchio and expect a good harvest is probably September. Any later than that and your radicchio may not have a chance to really do well. If you are starting your radicchio indoors then you might be able to get away with starting them a little bit earlier.

Last Frost Date

On average the last frost has passed is on April 15 in Herriman. In the coldest months of winter you should expect an average low temperature of 0°F.

Since the USDA zone info for Herriman may not be accurate from year to year the actual date of last frost can change quite a bit from year to year. Since half of the time in Herriman it frosts late in the year after April 15 be ready to protect your radicchio if you have a late frost.

USDA Zone Info for Herriman

Here is the info for USDA Zone 7a.

Average Date of Last Frost (spring)	April 15
Average Date of First Frost (fall)	October 15
Lowest Expected Low	0°F
Highest Expected Low	5°F

This means that on a really cold year, the coldest it will get is 0°F. On most years you should be prepared to experience lows near 5°F.

Plants to Grow in Herriman

You may be interested in your other planting guides for Herriman.