When to Plant Radishes: Planting Dates by State

The right time to plant radishes depends on your local frost dates. Very fast and cold-hardy; direct sow 3-5 weeks before last frost, as soon as soil can be worked.

Days to maturity 22–30 days

Radishes Planting Windows by State

StatePlanting window across the state
AlabamaSow outdoors Jan 17 (Mobile) to Mar 2 (Jacksonville)
AlaskaSow outdoors Feb 28 (Ketchikan) to May 7 (Kalifornsky)
ArizonaSow outdoors Nov 30 (Bullhead City) to Apr 30 (Flagstaff)
ArkansasSow outdoors Feb 6 (Texarkana) to Mar 8 (Centerton)
CaliforniaSow outdoors Nov 24 (San Mateo) to Apr 22 (Big Bear City)
ColoradoSow outdoors Mar 10 (Grand Junction) to May 17 (Edwards)
ConnecticutSow outdoors Mar 1 (Bridgeport) to Apr 3 (Torrington)
DelawareSow outdoors Feb 23 (Claymont) to Mar 15 (Hockessin)
District of ColumbiaSow outdoors Feb 17 (Washington) to Mar 5 (Chevy Chase)
FloridaSow outdoors Dec 11 (Sarasota) to Feb 14 (Crestview)
GeorgiaSow outdoors Dec 29 (St. Marys) to Mar 7 (Cartersville)
IdahoSow outdoors Mar 2 (Lewiston) to Apr 12 (Eagle)
IllinoisSow outdoors Feb 25 (Granite City) to Mar 27 (Roscoe)
IndianaSow outdoors Feb 22 (Evansville) to Mar 28 (Auburn)
IowaSow outdoors Mar 6 (Keokuk) to Mar 29 (Grinnell)
KansasSow outdoors Feb 28 (Kansas City) to Mar 24 (Garden City)
KentuckySow outdoors Feb 24 (Louisville) to Mar 27 (Shelbyville)
LouisianaSow outdoors Dec 20 (Metairie) to Feb 10 (Minden)
MaineSow outdoors Mar 21 (Lewiston) to Apr 11 (Sanford)
MarylandSow outdoors Feb 15 (California) to Mar 20 (Westminster)
MassachusettsSow outdoors Feb 28 (Boston) to Apr 5 (North Adams)
MichiganSow outdoors Mar 15 (Port Huron) to Apr 14 (Cadillac)
MinnesotaSow outdoors Mar 17 (Winona) to May 1 (Hibbing)
MississippiSow outdoors Jan 8 (Biloxi) to Feb 27 (Oxford)
MissouriSow outdoors Feb 19 (Sikeston) to Mar 17 (Kirksville)
MontanaSow outdoors Mar 31 (Laurel) to May 9 (Butte)
NebraskaSow outdoors Mar 11 (Elkhorn) to Apr 6 (Alliance)
NevadaSow outdoors Dec 16 (Henderson) to May 2 (Spring Creek)
New HampshireSow outdoors Mar 17 (Salem) to Apr 9 (Berlin)
New JerseySow outdoors Feb 19 (Atlantic City) to Mar 26 (Manville)
New MexicoSow outdoors Jan 24 (Chaparral) to Apr 19 (Las Vegas)
New YorkSow outdoors Feb 19 (Elmhurst) to Apr 12 (Corning)
North CarolinaSow outdoors Feb 11 (Morehead City) to Mar 28 (Boone)
North DakotaSow outdoors Mar 30 (Wahpeton) to Apr 16 (Beulah)
OhioSow outdoors Mar 4 (Cleveland) to Apr 3 (Girard)
OklahomaSow outdoors Feb 8 (Ardmore) to Mar 14 (Guymon)
OregonSow outdoors Jan 7 (Beaverton) to May 5 (Altamont)
PennsylvaniaSow outdoors Feb 23 (Philadelphia) to Apr 10 (Hermitage)
Rhode IslandSow outdoors Mar 3 (Newport) to Mar 27 (Narragansett)
South CarolinaSow outdoors Dec 31 (Charleston) to Mar 16 (Gaffney)
South DakotaSow outdoors Mar 22 (Tea) to Apr 7 (Ellsworth Air Force Base)
TennesseeSow outdoors Feb 9 (New South Memphis) to Mar 17 (Bristol)
TexasSow outdoors Dec 4 (Edinburg) to Mar 17 (Dumas)
UtahSow outdoors Feb 7 (Saint George) to Apr 30 (Heber City)
VermontSow outdoors Mar 25 (Burlington) to Apr 15 (Morristown)
VirginiaSow outdoors Feb 9 (Newport News) to Mar 22 (Radford)
WashingtonSow outdoors Jan 25 (Port Townsend) to Apr 25 (Cheney)
West VirginiaSow outdoors Mar 8 (Huntington) to Apr 1 (Beckley)
WisconsinSow outdoors Mar 15 (Kenosha) to Apr 6 (Merrill)
WyomingSow outdoors Mar 30 (Worland) to May 8 (Evanston)

Pick a state for city-by-city dates. For the most precise dates, look up your ZIP code.

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