The USDA Zone info is a great tool for gardeners to help us figure out your gardening schedule. The zone info helps tell us things like average date of last frost and lowest expected temperature for your area.

One way of estimating when it's possible to plant indian cress is to examine the USDA zone info for Compton.

Planting Calendar for Indian cress

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

Since indian cress require warm weather it's necessary to wait until after the last frost before you can plant them.

The earliest that you can plant indian cress in Compton 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 indian cress and expect a good harvest is probably September. Any later than that and your indian cress may not have a chance to fully mature. You can get started a few weeks earlier by starting your indian cress indoors.

Last Frost Date

On average the last frost when the weather gets warmer is on January 31 in Compton. It might get as low as 35°F during the coldest months of winter.

Since the USDA zone info for Compton is just an average the actual date of last frost can change quite a bit from year to year. Half of the time in Compton last frost occurs after January 31 so be sure to be ready to protect your indian cress if you have a surprise late frost.

USDA Zone Info for Compton

Here is the info for USDA Zone 10b.

Average Date of Last Frost (spring)	January 31
Average Date of First Frost (fall)	December 15
Lowest Expected Low	35°F
Highest Expected Low	40°F

This means that on a really cold year, the coldest it will get is 35°F. On most years you should be prepared to experience lows near 40°F.

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