Before planting it is a good idea to find your USDA Zone info to figure out your garden schedule. The zone info helps tell us things like average date of last frost and lowest expected temperature for your area.

The USDA zone info for Belton should be reffered to in order to estimate when to plant indian cress.

Planting Calendar for Indian cress

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

You can not plant indian cress until after all chance of frost has passed because they are not cold tolerant.

The earliest that you can plant indian cress in Belton 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 fully mature. Starting your indian cress indoors is a great way to get them started a little bit earlier.

Last Frost Date

On average the last frost is on March 15 in Belton. You can expect an average low temperature of 15°F in the coldest months of winter.

Since the USDA zone info for Belton is not always accurate the actual date of last frost changes from year to year. Half of the time in Belton it frosts late in the year after March 15 so just be sure to be ready to protect your indian cress in the event of a surprise late frost.

USDA Zone Info for Belton

Here is the info for USDA Zone 8b.

Average Date of Last Frost (spring)	March 15
Average Date of First Frost (fall)	November 15
Lowest Expected Low	15°F
Highest Expected Low	20°F

This means that on a really cold year, the coldest it will get is 15°F. On most years you should be prepared to experience lows near 20°F.

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