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.

In Gallup you can estimate when to plant indian cress by referring to the USDA zone info.

Planting Calendar for Indian cress

Frost tolerance for indian cress:	Not tolerant of frost.
When to plant:	After the last frost has passed.

It's probably not a good idea to plant indian cress until after the last frost because they do not do well in cold weather.

The earliest that you can plant indian cress in Gallup is April. However, you really should wait until May if you don't want to take any chances.

The last month that you can plant indian cress and expect a good harvest is probably August. You probably don't want to wait any later than that or else your indian cress may not have a chance to grow to maturity. You can get started a couple of weeks earlier by starting your indian cress indoors.

Last Frost Date

On average the last frost when the weather gets warmer is on April 15 in Gallup. You can expect an average low temperature of -10°F in the coldest months of winter.

Remember that the actual date of last frost may not be accurate from year to year because it is based on the USDA zone info for Gallup and it is different every year. Since half of the time in Gallup you get surprised by a frost after April 15 be ready to protect your indian cress in the event of a surprise late frost.

USDA Zone Info for Gallup

Here is the info for USDA Zone 6a.

Average Date of Last Frost (spring)	April 15
Average Date of First Frost (fall)	October 15
Lowest Expected Low	-10°F
Highest Expected Low	-5°F

This means that on a really cold year, the coldest it will get is -10°F. On most years you should be prepared to experience lows near -5°F.

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