When to Plant Purple Rock Cress in Easton, PA

One of the best tools that you have as gardeners to help us figure out your gardening schedule is the USDA zone info. The most important data that the zone info tells us is average last frost and the lowest expected temperature for your area.

You can estimate when you can plant purple rock cress in Easton by looking at the USDA zone info.

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Planting Calendar for Purple Rock Cress

Frost tolerance for purple rock cress: Very tolerant of frost.
When to plant: Up to 7 weeks before last frost.

You can plant purple rock cress much earlier in the year because they do well in cold.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
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A good time to plant purple rock cress
Possibly ok, but a risky time to plant purple rock cress
Probably not a good time to plant purple rock cress

The earliest that you can plant purple rock cress in Easton 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 purple rock cress and expect a good harvest is probably September. Any later than that and your purple rock cress may not have a chance to grow to maturity. You can get started a couple of weeks earlier by starting your purple rock cress indoors.

Last Frost Date

On average all chance of frost has passed is on April 15 in Easton. You should expect an average low temperature of -5°F in the coldest months of winter.

Since the USDA zone info for Easton is not always accurate the actual date of last frost can change quite a bit from year to year. Half of the time in Easton it frosts late in the year after April 15 so make sure that you are ready to cover your purple rock cress if you have one of those late frosts.

USDA Zone Info for Easton

Here is the info for USDA Zone 6b.

Average Date of Last Frost (spring)April 15
Average Date of First Frost (fall)October 15
Lowest Expected Low-5°F
Highest Expected Low0°F

This means that on a really cold year, the coldest it will get is -5°F. On most years you should be prepared to experience lows near 0°F.

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