When to plant Radish in Clay County, Illinois, United States

Radish can be planted after April 22, when air temperature is consistently in a range between 40°F and 80°F and soil temperature is above 45°F.

Growing Radish in Clay County

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

Clay County has 2 distinct seasons suitable for growing Radish

• April 22 to June 29

  Radish needs on average between 28 and 60 days to mature and produce harvest. With 69 suitable for growht, you can expect good harvest without too much effort if all planting activities are done in timely manner.

• July 29 to October 30

  Radish needs on average between 28 and 60 days to mature and produce harvest. With 94 suitable for growht, you can expect good harvest without too much effort if all planting activities are done in timely manner.

Planting Radish in Clay County before April 22 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 Clay 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.

Clay County has 3 distinct seasons for growing Radish

• In order to get plants ready for April 22 seeds should be started indoors bwetween April 01 and April 30

  Seeds started after April 30 are not likely to mature and produce harvest.

  Radish needs on average between 28 and 60 days to mature and produce harvest. With 69 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 July 06 seeds should be started indoors bwetween June 15 and June 21

  Seeds started after June 21 are not likely to mature and produce harvest.

  This Radish growing season in Clay 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.

• In order to get plants ready for July 29 seeds should be started indoors bwetween July 08 and August 31

  Seeds started after August 31 are not likely to mature and produce harvest.

  Radish needs on average between 28 and 60 days to mature and produce harvest. With 94 suitable for growth, you can expect good harvest without too much effort if all planting activities are done in timely manner.

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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