When to plant Radish in Bowie County, Texas, United States

Radish can be planted after March 01, when air temperature is consistently in a range between 40°F and 80°F and soil temperature is above 45°F.

Growing Radish in Bowie County

Radish needs on average between 28 and 60 days to mature and produce harvest.

Bowie County has 2 distinct seasons suitable for growing Radish

• March 01 to June 05

  Radish needs on average between 28 and 60 days to mature and produce harvest. With 97 suitable for growht, you can expect good harvest without too much effort if all planting activities are done in timely manner.

• September 29 to November 12

  This Radish growing season in Bowie County is quite short, with only 45 days suitable for growth so it is really important to time your planting activities, and choose varieties with shorter time to harvest requirements.

Planting Radish in Bowie County before March 01 without any additional protection is not advised because cold streaks can damage or kill off young plant.

Growing season extention

In order to maximize chances for a good harvest of Radish in Bowie County, some extra steps can be taken to extend growing season.

Start seeds indoors

When starting seeds indoors, it is possible to guarantee best possible conditions for young seedlings. Consistent temperature range, adequate watering and ample light (natural, supplemented with artifitial grow lights) will ensure you have strong and healthy seedlings just in time for transplanting into soil.

It takes 21 days on average for Radish to sprout, and grow big enough to be ready for transplanting.

Bowie County has 4 distinct seasons for growing Radish

• In order to get plants ready for March 01 seeds should be started indoors bwetween February 08 and April 06

  Seeds started after April 06 are not likely to mature and produce harvest.

  Radish needs on average between 28 and 60 days to mature and produce harvest. With 97 suitable for growth, you can expect good harvest without too much effort if all planting activities are done in timely manner.

• In order to get plants ready for September 29 seeds should be started indoors bwetween September 08 and September 13

  Seeds started after September 13 are not likely to mature and produce harvest.

  This Radish growing season in Bowie County is quite short, with only 45 days suitable for growth so it is really important to time your planting activities, and choose varieties with shorter time to harvest requirements.

• In order to get plants ready for November 14 seeds should be started indoors bwetween October 24 and November 03

  Seeds started after November 03 are not likely to mature and produce harvest.

  This Radish growing season in Bowie County is quite short, with only 18 days suitable for growth so it is really important to time your planting activities, and choose varieties with shorter time to harvest requirements.

• In order to get plants ready for December 03 seeds should be started indoors bwetween November 12 and November 18

  Seeds started after November 18 are not likely to mature and produce harvest.

  This Radish growing season in Bowie County is quite short, with only 14 days suitable for growth so it is really important to time your planting activities, and choose varieties with shorter time to harvest requirements.

Use a cold frame

When using a cold frame in a beggining of growing season You can protect young plants from possible temperature drops, this way growing season can start up to 2 weeks earlier.

Use an additional shading

On days, when air temperatures are expected to raise above 80°F, which is in top of tolerable range for Radish, consider using additional shading to prevent heat shock.

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