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.

You can figure out when it's the best time to plant black radish in Vinton 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.

Black radish do well in mild cold which means that you can plant them a bit earlier in the year than more sensitive plants.

The earliest that you can plant black radish in Vinton 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. You probably don't want to wait any later than that or else your black radish may not have a chance to really do well. 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 April 15 in Vinton. It might get as low as 0°F during the coldest months of winter.

Just be sure to remember that USDA zone info for Vinton is an average and the actual date of last frost is different every year. Half of the time in Vinton last frost occurs after April 15 so make sure that you are prepared to cover your black radish if you have one of those late frosts.

USDA Zone Info for Vinton

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 Vinton

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